Synonyms of notional

notional

adjective

1

as in theoretical

dealing with or expressing a quality or idea

she has a notional understanding of romantic love but no actual experience of being in love

Synonyms & Similar Words

• theoretical
• theoretic
• metaphysical
• abstract
• conceptual
• mental
• speculative
• intellectual
• ideal
• hypothetical
• spiritual
• ideational
• cosmic
• invisible
• conjectural
• transcendental
• immaterial
• cosmical
• intangible
• utopian
• insubstantial
• imperceptible
• romantic
• incorporeal
• ethereal
• impractical
• unreal
• nonphysical
• nonmaterial
• transcendent
• unsubstantial
• visionary
• impalpable
• insensible

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• physical
• concrete
• substantial
• tangible
• actual
• material
• visible
• appreciable
• discernible
• real
• perceptible
• observable
• sensible
• definite
• noticeable
• detectable
• distinct
• palpable
• defined
• nonabstract
• factual
• discernable

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• physical
• concrete
• substantial
• tangible
• actual
• material
• visible
• appreciable
• discernible
• real
• perceptible
• observable
• sensible
• definite
• noticeable
• detectable
• distinct
• palpable
• defined
• nonabstract
• factual
• discernable

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2

as in imaginary

not real and existing only in the imagination

your computer's "visits" to various parts of cyberspace are entirely notional—you stay put and the Web pages come to you

Synonyms & Similar Words

• imaginary
• mythic
• fictitious
• mythical
• fictional
• fantasied
• fantastical
• imagined
• ideal
• imaginal
• theoretical
• theoretic
• phantom
• fanciful
• chimerical
• unreal
• make-believe
• chimeric
• invented
• phantasmal
• hypothetical
• phantasmic
• fantastic
• visionary
• legendary
• pretend
• made-up
• unlikely
• fabulous
• romantic
• abstract
• fabled
• illusory
• phantasmagorical
• fictive
• unconvincing
• unbelievable
• envisioned
• delusive
• envisaged
• deceptive
• hallucinatory
• visualized
• conceived
• delusional
• phantasmagoric
• nonexistent
• pictured
• feigned
• concocted
• fabricated
• daydreamlike
• inexistent

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• actual
• real
• existing
• true
• genuine
• existent
• factual
• authentic
• realistic
• physical
• substantial
• verifiable
• convincing
• solid
• believable
• corporeal
• tangible
• material
• palpable
• verified

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• actual
• real
• existing
• true
• genuine
• existent
• factual
• authentic
• realistic
• physical
• substantial
• verifiable
• convincing
• solid
• believable
• corporeal
• tangible
• material
• palpable
• verified

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