PRACTICALS Antonyms

• existing only in the mind; separated from embodiment

• a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance

• a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory

• not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature

• dealing with a subject in the abstract without practical purpose or intention

• consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically

• make off with belongings of others

• consider apart from a particular case or instance

• give an abstract (of)

• a hypothetical possibility, circumstance, statement, proposal, situation, etc.

• based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence

• of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of the reality of ideas

• of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style

• not financially safe or secure

• not based on fact or investigation

• showing curiosity

• concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations

• concerned with theories rather than their practical applications

• not capable of being carried out or put into practice

• not realistic

• not capable of being carried out or put into practice

• a person given to fanciful speculations and enthusiasms with little regard for what is actually possible

• a person with unusual powers of foresight

• not practical or realizable; speculative