METAPHYSICAL: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for METAPHYSICAL?

Need another word that means the same as “metaphysical”? Find 12 synonyms and 30 related words for “metaphysical” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Metaphysical” are: abstract, theoretical, conceptual, notional, philosophical, speculative, intellectual, academic, transcendental, spiritual, supernatural, paranormal

Metaphysical as an Adjective

Definitions of "Metaphysical" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “metaphysical” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Highly abstract and overly theoretical.
• Pertaining to or of the nature of metaphysics.
• Of or characteristic of the metaphysical poets.
• Without material form or substance.
• Relating to metaphysics.
• Based on abstract reasoning.
• Transcending physical matter or the laws of nature.

Synonyms of "Metaphysical" as an adjective (12 Words)

abstract	Dealing with a subject in the abstract without practical purpose or intention. A large abstract painting.
academic	(of an institution or a course of study) placing a greater emphasis on reading and study than on technical or practical work. Ben is not an academic child but he tries hard.
conceptual	Being or characterized by concepts or their formation. The schizophrenic loses ability to abstract or do conceptual thinking.
intellectual	Involving intelligence rather than emotions or instinct. Satire is an intellectual weapon.
notional	(in language teaching) denoting or relating to a syllabus that aims to develop communicative competence. A notional figure of cost helps in determining production costs.
paranormal	Denoting events or phenomena such as telekinesis or clairvoyance that are beyond the scope of normal scientific understanding. An investigator of the paranormal.
philosophical	Relating or devoted to the study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence. Philosophical resignation.
speculative	(of an investment) involving a high risk of loss. Speculative knowledge.
spiritual	Resembling or characteristic of a phantom. The vital transcendental soul belonging to the spiritual realm.
supernatural	Unnaturally or extraordinarily great. Supernatural forces and occurrences and beings.
theoretical	Concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations. The theoretical value of their work.
transcendental	(of a function) not capable of being produced by the algebraical operations of addition, multiplication, and involution, or the inverse operations. The transcendental importance of each person s soul.

Usage Examples of "Metaphysical" as an adjective

• An empiricist rather than a metaphysical view of law.
• The essentially metaphysical question of the nature of mind.
• Good and Evil are inextricably linked in a metaphysical battle across space and time.
• Metaphysical reasoning.
• Metaphysical forces.

Associations of "Metaphysical" (30 Words)

aerodynamic	Of or relating to aerodynamics. The plane has a more aerodynamic shape.
chassis	The base frame of a car, carriage, or other wheeled vehicle.
conformation	Any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline. A change of DNA conformation induced by binding of RNA polymerase.
contour	Mark a map or diagram with contour lines. It defines a major contour of this administration.
embodied	Possessing or existing in bodily form.
form	Bring or be brought into a certain formation. Essays in book form.
formation	Creation by mental activity. The formation of the Great Rift Valley.
frame	A framework that supports and protects a picture or a mirror. An utterance may mean the opposite of what it says if used within a frame of teasing.
framework	A structure supporting or containing something. Providing a factual framework for future research.
idea	An approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth. The idea of the game is to capture all the pieces.
lattice	An interlaced structure or pattern resembling a lattice. Honeysuckle was growing up a lattice round the door.
latticed	Having a pattern of fretwork or latticework. A latticed screen.
metaphysics	The philosophical study of being and knowing. They would regard the question of the initial conditions for the universe as belonging to the realm of metaphysics or religion.
morph	An image that has been morphed. The computer programmer morphed the image.
morphological	Relating to the form or structure of things. The geraniums have a number of unusual morphological adaptations.
morphology	The branch of biology that deals with the form of living organisms, and with relationships between their structures. Grammar is organized along two main dimensions morphology and syntax.
multiform	Occurring in or having many forms or shapes or appearances. A very complex multiform illness like cancer.
pellet	Form a substance into pellets. Pelleted forms of fertilizer.
polymorphous	Relating to the occurrence of more than one kind of individual (independent of sexual differences) in an interbreeding population. A polymorphous low grade tumour.
protuberant	Curving outward. His protuberant eyes fluttered open.
quadrate	Make square. The materials are there quadrated or formed into rectangular blocks.
round	Express as a round number. The picture shows the pieces the wrong way round.
shape	Give a particular shape or form to. Houseplants come in all shapes and sizes.
spheroid	A solid generated by a half revolution of an ellipse about its major axis prolate spheroid or minor axis oblate spheroid. It looked like a sphere but on closer examination I saw it was really a spheroid.
square	Denoting a unit of measurement equal to the area of a square whose side is of the unit specified. These lines must be square to the top and bottom marked edges.
structural	Concerned with systematic structure in a particular field of study. The structural details of a house such as beams and joists and rafters not ornamental elements.
syntax	A set of rules for or an analysis of the syntax of a language. Generative syntax.
template	A nucleic acid molecule that acts as a pattern for the sequence of assembly of a protein, nucleic acid, or other large molecule. Secondary structure in the template strand is eliminated.
theoretical	Concerned with or involving the theory of a subject or area of study rather than its practical application. The training is practical rather than theoretical.
type	Determine the type to which a person or their blood or tissue belongs. The dolphin is a conventional type of Christ.