empiricaladjective
uk/ɪmˈpɪr.ɪ.kəl//emˈpɪr.ɪ.kəl/C2 based on what is experienced or seen rather than on theory:
This theory needs to be backed up with solid empirical data/evidence.
Empirical studies show that some forms of alternative medicine are extremely effective.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
True, real, false, and unreal
- actual
- actuality
- actually
- all that glitters is not gold idiom
- apocryphal
- faithful
- false
- falsely
- fictional
- fictitious
- glitter
- gritty
- nominal
- pretend
- proper
- properly
- properly speaking idiom
- pukka
- realistic
- well founded
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empirically
adverb uk/ɪmˈpɪr.ɪ.kəl.i//emˈpɪr.ɪ.kəl.i/