metaphysical

Definitions

Relating to the branch of philosophy that deals with the first principles of things, including abstract concepts such as being, knowing, substance, cause, identity, time, and space.

Transcending physical matter or the laws of nature; supernatural or incorporeal.

Highly abstract, theoretical, or abstruse in nature.

Examples

The philosopher spent his entire career pondering the metaphysical nature of existence and the soul.

Beyond the physical world, she found herself drawn to the metaphysical questions that science cannot yet answer.

Synonyms

abstract philosophical transcendental theoretical spiritual ethereal nonphysical

Antonyms

physical material tangible concrete empirical factual mundane