historical

/hɪstˈɔɹɪkəl/ · 4 syllables

Meaning

adjective

1. of or relating to the study of history
   “historical scholars”
2. having once lived or existed or taken place in the real world as distinct from being legendary
   “the historical Jesus”
3. belonging to the past; of what is important or famous in the past
   “historic victories”
4. used of the study of a phenomenon (especially language) as it changes through time
   “diachronic linguistics”

Synonyms for historical

• real
• historic
• past
• diachronic

Antonyms of historical

• ahistorical

Words that rhyme with historical

• rhetorical
• metaphorical
• morrical