empirically

1. 1.

   in an empirical manner

   “this can be empirically tested”

   Synonymsthrough empirical observationby trial and error

   Antonymstheoretically

Questions about empirically

What does empirically mean?

empirically means "in an empirical manner".

How many syllables are in empirically?

empirically has 5 syllables: em-pir-i-cal-ly. The stress falls on "pir". In IPA it is /ɛmˈpɪɹɪkəli/.

What is another word for empirically?

Close synonyms include through empirical observation, by trial and error. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of empirically?

The recorded antonyms are theoretically.

Is empirically a common word?

empirically is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.