Synonyms for historical


Grammar : Adj
Spell : hi-stawr-i-kuhl, -stor-
Phonetic Transcription : hɪˈstɔr ɪ kəl, -ˈstɒr-

Top 10 synonyms for historical Other synonyms for the word historical

Définition of historical

Origin :
  • early 15c. (earlier in same sense was historial, late 14c.), from Latin historicus (from Greek historikos "historical, of or for inquiry," from historia; see history) + -al (1). Related: Historically.
  • adj recorded as actually having happened
Example sentences :
  • The book, this last declared, was the "beau-ideal of historical romance."
  • Extract from : « De Libris: Prose and Verse » by Austin Dobson
  • Sometimes a literary or historical picture creeps into the text.
  • Extract from : « De Libris: Prose and Verse » by Austin Dobson
  • We introduce it as historical information, from a most unerring source.
  • Extract from : « Ridgeway » by Scian Dubh
  • To do this we must rely upon the methods which we use in any historical investigation.
  • Extract from : « Understanding the Scriptures » by Francis McConnell
  • It is a historical fact that Casanova visited Voltaire at Ferney.
  • Extract from : « Casanova's Homecoming » by Arthur Schnitzler
  • This is probably a historical fact, and Shelley had to make the best of it.
  • Extract from : « A Dish Of Orts » by George MacDonald
  • Such prophecy is the perfect working of the historical imagination.
  • Extract from : « A Dish Of Orts » by George MacDonald
  • The historical plays would illustrate the remark as well as any.
  • Extract from : « A Dish Of Orts » by George MacDonald
  • The court-room of the Old Bailey may be called a historical vat of crime.
  • Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 3, April 16, 1870 » by Various
  • We must face sex problems with biological and historical knowledge.
  • Extract from : « The Truth About Woman » by C. Gasquoine Hartley

Antonyms for historical

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