Synonyms for philosophical
ˌfɪl əˈsɒf ɪ kəlphilo·soph·i·cal

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1. philosophicaladjective

   Synonyms:
   philosophic

2. philosophicaladjective

   Of, or pertaining to, philosophy.

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   philosophic

3. philosophicaladjective

   Rational; analytic or critically-minded; thoughtful.

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   philosophic

4. philosophicaladjective

   Detached, calm, stoic.

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   philosophic

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1. philosophical

   Synonyms:
   wise, sound, conclusive, scientific, accurate, enlightened, rational, calm, unprejudiced

   Antonyms:
   unsound, crude, vague, loose, inaccurate, popular, unscientific, sciolistic, unphilosophical

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1. philosophic, philosophicaladjective

   of or relating to philosophy or philosophers

   "philosophical writing"; "a considerable knowledge of philosophical terminology"

   Synonyms:
   philosophic

   Antonyms:
   emotional

2. philosophical, philosophicadjective

   characterized by the attitude of a philosopher; meeting trouble with level-headed detachment

   "philosophical resignation"; "a philosophic attitude toward life"

   Synonyms:
   philosophic

   Antonyms:
   emotional

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1. philosophicaladjective

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   of philosophy

2. philosophicaladjective

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   of a philosopher, of philosophers

3. philosophicaladjective

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   wise, rational, reasonable

4. philosophicaladjective

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   calm, cool, collected, composed, unruffled, sedate, serene, tranquil, imperturbable, stoical, platonic

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1. List of paraphrases for "philosophical":

   philosophy, philosophic

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1. Ron DeSantis:

   This bizarre but prevalent ideology that permeates these policy measures purports to act in the name of justice for the marginalized. But it frowns upon American institutions. It rejects merit and achievement. And it advocates identity essentialism, we reject this woke ideology. We seek normalcy, not philosophical lunacy. We will not allow reality, facts and truth to become optional. We will never surrender to the woke mob. Florida is where woke goes to die.

2. The European Court of Justice:

   The court of justice finds that G4S’s internal rule refers to the wearing of visible signs of political, philosophical or religious beliefs and therefore covers any manifestation of such beliefs without distinction. The rule thus treats all employees to the undertaking in the same way, notably by requiring them, generally and without any differentiation, to dress neutrally.

3. Ady Barkan:

   My observation is that your political philosophical approach to a system failure is generally not to expand the size of the public sector, but to instead heavily regulate private sector actors and beat down their greed, was that the source of your initial hesitation on the question of getting rid of private insurance, or was it something else ?

4. Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay:

   Language, the machine of the poet, is best fitted for his purpose in its rudest state. Nations, like individuals, first perceive, and then abstract. They advance from particular images to general terms. Hence the vocabulary of an enlightened society is philosophical, that of a half-civilized people is poetical.

5. Albert Camus:

   There is but one truly serious philosophical problem...