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Synonyms for political

  • adjective

Most common

national civic governmental politic public civil pragmatic

All synonyms

Adjective

politic, governmental, national, civic, civil, public, pragmatic

Antonyms

non-political, apolitical, nonpolitical

All antonyms of political →

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Concerning or relating to politics, the art and process of governing.

Related words

Word family
political-economic politicalese politicalspeak politician politicize politic politico
Phrases
political economy political science political cartoon political commissar new political thinking political base political cartoonist political correction

Example sentences

  • national The national health service was far from adequate.
  • civic Because of coronavirus, civic life is shutting down in Algeria.
  • governmental What governmental changes occurred in 604 A.D.?
  • politic A certain convocation of politic worms are e'en at him.
  • public Everyone more or less likes showing off in public.
  • civil In the 1990s, Algeria was driven into a civil war.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
politicalsteady
nationalsteady
civicrising
governmentalfalling
politicsteady
publicsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters
civil2, civic2
6 letters
public2
7 letters
politic3
8 letters
national3
9 letters
pragmatic3
12 letters
governmental4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (civil2 = 2 syllables).