Main entry: historical
Definition: of or relating to the study of history
Usage: historical scholars; a historical perspective
Antonyms: ahistorical
Definition: unconcerned with or unrelated to history or to historical development or to tradition
Main entry: diachronic, historical
Definition: used of the study of a phenomenon (especially language) as it changes through time
Usage: diachronic linguistics
Antonyms: synchronic
Definition: concerned with phenomena (especially language) at a particular period without considering historical antecedents
Main entry: historic, historical
Definition: belonging to the past; of what is important or famous in the past
Usage: historic victories; historical (or historic) times; a historical character
Antonyms: hereafter, time to come, future, futurity
Definition: the time yet to come
Antonyms: future
Definition: yet to be or coming
Antonyms: present
Definition: temporal sense; intermediate between past and future; now existing or happening or in consideration
Main entry: historical
Definition: having once lived or existed or taken place in the real world as distinct from being legendary
Usage: the historical Jesus; doubt that a historical Camelot every existed; actual historical events
Antonyms: unreal
Definition: lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria
Antonyms: unreal
Definition: not actually such; being or seeming fanciful or imaginary
Antonyms: nominal
Definition: of, relating to, or characteristic of an amount that is not adjusted for inflation
Antonyms: nonexistent
Definition: not having existence or being or actuality