Antonyms of adj notional

4 senses of notional

Sense 1
fanciful, imaginary, notional -- (not based on fact; unreal; "the falsehood about some fanciful secret treaties"- F.D.Roosevelt; "a small child's imaginary friends"; "to create a notional world for oneself")

INDIRECT (VIA unreal) -> real, existent -- (being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory; "real objects"; "real people; not ghosts"; "a film based on real life"; "a real illness"; "real humility"; "Life is real! Life is earnest!"- Longfellow)

Sense 2
notional, speculative -- (not based on fact or investigation; "a notional figure of cost helps in determining production costs"; "speculative knowledge")

INDIRECT (VIA theoretical) -> empirical, empiric -- (derived from experiment and observation rather than theory; "an empirical basis for an ethical theory"; "empirical laws"; "empirical data"; "an empirical treatment of a disease about which little is known")

Sense 3
fanciful, notional -- (indulging in or influenced by fancy; "a fanciful mind"; "all the notional vagaries of childhood")

INDIRECT (VIA creative) -> uncreative -- (not creative; "an uncreative imagination")

Sense 4
conceptional, ideational, notional -- (being of the nature of a notion or concept; "a plan abstract and conceptional"; "to improve notional comprehension"; "a notional response to the question")

INDIRECT (VIA abstract) -> concrete -- (capable of being perceived by the senses; not abstract or imaginary; "concrete objects such as trees")

Similarity of adj notional

4 senses of notional

Sense 1
fanciful, imaginary, notional -- (not based on fact; unreal; "the falsehood about some fanciful secret treaties"- F.D.Roosevelt; "a small child's imaginary friends"; "to create a notional world for oneself")
       => unreal (vs. real) -- (lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria; "ghosts and other unreal entities"; "unreal propaganda serving as news")

Sense 2
notional, speculative -- (not based on fact or investigation; "a notional figure of cost helps in determining production costs"; "speculative knowledge")
       => theoretical (vs. empirical), theoretic -- (concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; "theoretical science")

Sense 3
fanciful, notional -- (indulging in or influenced by fancy; "a fanciful mind"; "all the notional vagaries of childhood")
       => creative (vs. uncreative), originative -- (having the ability or power to create; "a creative imagination")

Sense 4
conceptional, ideational, notional -- (being of the nature of a notion or concept; "a plan abstract and conceptional"; "to improve notional comprehension"; "a notional response to the question")
       => abstract (vs. concrete) -- (existing only in the mind; separated from embodiment; "abstract words like `truth' and `justice'")

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