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observational

[ob-zur-vey-shuh-nl] / ˌɒb zɜrˈveɪ ʃə nl /
ADJECTIVE
empirical
Synonyms
STRONGEST
experimental factual
STRONG
empiric
WEAK
experient experiential observed pragmatic provisional speculative
Antonyms
WEAK
conjectural hypothetical impractical theoretic theoretical unobserved unproved
ADJECTIVE
empirical/empiric
Synonyms
WEAK
experient experiential experimental factual observed pragmatic provisional
Antonyms
WEAK
hypothetical impractical speculative theoretical unobserved

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Because this was an observational study, it cannot prove cause and effect.

From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2026

He added while police officers had "observational views" based on their lines of inquiry, they "simply don't have the expertise" of psychiatrists.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

They used both observational data and genetic techniques to assess whether blood levels of phenylalanine and tyrosine were related to overall mortality and predicted lifespan.

From Science Daily • Feb. 26, 2026

Mr. Llamazares’s writing is finely observational and often delicate: “My submachine-gun leaves a shadow of death on the ground like an elongated ear of wheat,” Ángel notices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

Their existence can be ignored because it would have no observational consequences.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking

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