Synonyms for historical
hɪˈstɔr ɪ kəl, -ˈstɒr-his·tor·i·cal

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1. historicaladjective

   Synonyms:
   historic

2. historicaladjective

   Pertaining to the history, to what happened in the past.

   Synonyms:
   historic

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1. historicaladjective

   of or relating to the study of history

   "historical scholars"; "a historical perspective"

   Synonyms:
   historic, diachronic

   Antonyms:
   future, ahistorical, present(a), unreal

2. historicaladjective

   having once lived or existed or taken place in the real world as distinct from being legendary

   "the historical Jesus"; "doubt that a historical Camelot every existed"; "actual historical events"

   Synonyms:
   historic, diachronic

   Antonyms:
   present(a), unreal, future, ahistorical

3. historic, historicaladjective

   belonging to the past; of what is important or famous in the past

   "historic victories"; "historical (or historic) times"; "a historical character"

   Synonyms:
   historic, diachronic

   Antonyms:
   future, ahistorical, unreal, present(a)

4. diachronic, historicaladjective

   used of the study of a phenomenon (especially language) as it changes through time

   "diachronic linguistics"

   Synonyms:
   historic, diachronic

   Antonyms:
   unreal, future, present(a), ahistorical

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1. List of paraphrases for "historical":

   historic, history, landmark, historique, background, histórico, historically, chronological, story, retrospective, past

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How to use historical in a sentence?

1. Kevin Young:

   The interest rate is still low compared to historical standards.

2. Lawrence Gillum:

   We expect interest rates to move modestly higher in 2022 based on near-term inflation expectations above historical trends and improving growth expectations once the impact of Covid-19 variants recede.

3. Debbie Diz:

   We’re here in hopes of getting a memento of this historical event.

4. Seira Wilson:

   Historical fiction has always been popular, but Common Core kicked it (and historical nonfiction) to the forefront.

5. Donald Trump:

   No one should carelessly compare political opponents to historical villains, which is done often and all the time. It's got to stop. We should not mob people in public spaces or destroy public property. There is one way to settle our disagreements -- it's called peacefully, at the ballot box. That's what we want.