historical

1. 1.

   of or relating to the study of history

   “historical scholars”

   “a historical perspective”

   Antonymsahistorical
2. 2.

   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”

   Similarreal
3. 3.

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

   “historic victories”

   “historical (or historic) times”

   “a historical character”

   Synonymshistoric

   Similarpast
4. 4.

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

   “diachronic linguistics”

   Synonymsdiachronic

   language

Questions about historical

What does historical mean?

historical means "of or relating to the study of history". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in historical?

historical has 4 syllables: hi-sto-ri-cal. The stress falls on "sto". In IPA it is /hɪˈstɔɹɪkəl/.

What is another word for historical?

Close synonyms include historic, diachronic. 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 historical?

The recorded antonyms are ahistorical.

Is historical a common word?

historical is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.