Get to know Anecdotal better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like report or account.
Anecdotal meaning
- Of the nature of or relating to an anecdote.
- Containing or abounding in anecdotes.
Synonyms of Anecdotal
Using Anecdotal
- The main meaning on this page is: Of the nature of or relating to an anecdote. | Containing or abounding in anecdotes.
- Useful related words include: report, account, anecdotic, anecdotical.
- In the example corpus, anecdotal often appears in combinations such as: anecdotal evidence, anecdotal reports, and anecdotal.
Context around Anecdotal
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 9 start, 9 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Anecdotal
- In this selection, "anecdotal" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, slightly, effects, confirm, evidence, examples and data stand out and add context to how "anecdotal" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include according to anecdotal evidence stronger and also confirm anecdotal reports of. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "anecdotal" sits close to words such as accrued, alcaraz and angled, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with anecdotal
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
However, there is a growing list of anecdotal evidence that is encouraging. (12 words)
According to anecdotal evidence, stronger competition for skilled labour pushed up starting pay. (13 words)
Anecdotal data suggests most of the students end up with standard corporate careers. (13 words)
And it’s great there are anecdotal examples of property owners who don’t participate in the ‘whatever the market might conceivably bear’ race to the bottom… the race to attack the base of the Asheville human economy pyramid. (39 words)
I’m skeptical that those legislatures have moderated much based on anecdotal evidence, but I’m open to other ways to elect lawmakers who are more interested in governing than, say, posturing about climate change and whatnot. (37 words)
This may be shaped by the permissions girls are granted to use mobile phones, but there is also anecdotal evidence that shows girls’ understanding of how this technology can be a gateway to future opportunities. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
According to anecdotal evidence, stronger competition for skilled labour pushed up starting pay.
And it’s great there are anecdotal examples of property owners who don’t participate in the ‘whatever the market might conceivably bear’ race to the bottom… the race to attack the base of the Asheville human economy pyramid.
Anecdotal data suggests most of the students end up with standard corporate careers.
Anecdotal evidence linked the latest decline in payrolls to softer demand conditions and the non-replacement of voluntary leavers.
Because I think we have to remember that a lot of this is slightly anecdotal, even if there is science behind it,” she said.
But while there is anecdotal evidence of health benefits, May points out that there is little medical research on the practice.
Effects: Anecdotal evidence suggests that HHC offers a comparable yet distinct experience to THC.
Figures also confirm anecdotal reports of many people sneezing and coughing, with high levels of people falling victim to common winter cold.
For example, those figures about improvements in boot time aren’t just anecdotal or guesswork.
He claims reading Venosa, J. (2011) disser would have made my generalized observation” a difference in terms of the “anecdotal vsertation, which is available on the internet, cannot be my Bible.
However, there is a growing list of anecdotal evidence that is encouraging.
If we are going to spend $160 million on a school in Scarborough, I would hope that it would be the best outcome for children that is evidence based, not anecdotal.
I’m skeptical that those legislatures have moderated much based on anecdotal evidence, but I’m open to other ways to elect lawmakers who are more interested in governing than, say, posturing about climate change and whatnot.
In the meantime, Kiselbach said there are only anecdotal accounts of employers decamping to suburban office locations that are closer to where their employees on hybrid work-from-home schedules live.
In the South African context, both research and anecdotal findings point to the need for ethico-legal requirements that address concerns.
I think we have all seen the effects in our personal experiences, and now the anecdotal impressions have data to back them up.
It is using anecdotal and low-number case studies to render broader conclusions.
Maybe what you are seeing in terms of the average number of prescriptions, any anecdotal feedback would be helpful there.
There’s also anecdotal evidence from two successful investors who embraced franchises during a recession.
This may be shaped by the permissions girls are granted to use mobile phones, but there is also anecdotal evidence that shows girls’ understanding of how this technology can be a gateway to future opportunities.
Common combinations with anecdotal
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- anecdotal evidence 63×
- anecdotal reports 15×
- and anecdotal 12×
- is anecdotal 11×
- the anecdotal 8×
- of anecdotal 8×
- anecdotal accounts 6×
- an anecdotal 6×
- anecdotal and 5×
- anecdotal stories 4×