antitheoretical

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adjective

Opposing theory.

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Meanings

adjectiveantitheoretical (comparative more antitheoretical, superlative most antitheoretical)

comparative more antitheoretical · superlative most antitheoretical

  1. Opposing theory.

    This claim has been called immoralism […] but the underlying position is better described as an antitheoretical view of the relation between moral and aesthetic value.

    2006, Matthew Kieran, Contemporary debates in aesthetics and the philosophy of art, page 343

Origin

From anti- + theoretical.

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Translations

Portuguese antiteorético
  • antiteoréticoopposing theory
Cite this entry
APA

antitheoretical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antitheoretical

MLA

“antitheoretical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antitheoretical. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antitheoretical,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antitheoretical.

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