empirically
adverb
uk/ɪmˈpɪr.ɪ.kəl.i/us/emˈpɪr.ɪ.kəl.i/in a way that isbasedon what isexperiencedorseenratherthan ontheory:
Sheprovedempirically that thetreatmentworks.
Newtheoriescan be empiricallytested.
See
empirical
- Sheprovidesapractical, empiricallysoundtheoryfor how to make gooddecisionsin fast-pacedenvironments.
- It is ametaphysicalquestionthat cannot be empiricallyanswered.
- Herefusestobelievein adivinityuntil it can be empiricallyproven.
- Thestudyincludedan empiricallybasedsurveyofseniormanagers.
True, real, false, and unreal
- actual
- actuality
- actually
- all that glitters is not goldidiom
- apocryphal
- fake news
- false
- false flag
- falsely
- fantastical
- nothing could be further from the truthidiom
- nothing could have been further from my mind/thoughtsidiom
- parallel universe
- post-factual
- practically
- veridical
- verifiability
- verifiable
- verifiably
- verily