Your philosophy of life varies from mine.
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Philosophy
/fɪˈlɑ.sə.fi/
Synonyms for "philosophy" (262 found)
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Closest matches (53)
acosmismacousticsaerophysicsaestheticsagnosticismanimalismanimatismanimismaplombapplied physicsaristotelianismastrophysicsatomismattitudebasic conductor physicsberkeleianismbiophysicsbody of ideasbradleianismbuddha-like composure
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calm dispositioncalm of mindcalmnesscasuistrychemical physicscomposurecontrolcoolcoolheadednesscoolnesscosmologycosmotheismcountenancecriticismcryogenicscrystallographycynicismcyrenaic hedonismcyrenaicismcytophysicsdeductiondeductive reasoningdeismdemonstrationdialectical materialism
Noun(8 words)
Strong matches (78)
discoursediscourse of reasondiscursive reasondispassiondualismeasy mindeclecticismegoismelectron physicselectronicselectrophysicsempiricismepicureanismepistemologyequanimityethicsethoseudaemonismexistentialismfeeling
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fichteanismgeophysicshedonismhegelianismheideggerianismheracliteanismherbartianismhumanismhumismhylomorphismhylotheismhylozoismicy calmideaidealismidentityideologyimmaterialismimperturbabilityimperturbationindisturbanceindividualisminductioninductive reasoningintuitionismkantianismleibnizianismlogiclogical thoughtmacrophysicsmarxismmaterialismmathematical physicsmechanicsmechanismmedicophysicsmental composurementalismmetaphysicsmicrophysicsmimamsamonismmysticismnatural philosophy
Noun(11 words)
Adjective(2 words)
educational theorymedical approach
Determiner(1 words)
most political policy
Related words (131)
natural sciencenaturalismneo-hegelianismneo-pythagoreanismneocriticismneoplatonismnewtonian physicsnominalismnotionnuclear physicsontologismontologyopinionopticsoptimismorganic mechanismorganicismoriental calmoutlookpanpsychism
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pantheismpatiencepeace of mindpeacefulnessperipateticismpessimismphenomenologyphilosophic composurephilosophicalnessphysicphysical chemistryphysical sciencephysicalismphysicismphysicochemistryphysicomathematicsphysicsplacidityplatonismpluralismpoint of viewpositivismpragmaticismpragmatismprincipleproofpsychismpsychological hedonismpsychophysicspurva mimamsapyrrhonismpythagoreanismquietquiet mindquietuderadiation physicsradionicsratiocinationrationalerationalismrationalityrationalizationrationalizingrealismreasonreasonablenessreasoningresignationrestraintsang-froidsangfroidsankhyaschellingismschoolscotismsecular humanismself-controlself-possessionsemioticsemioticssensationalismsentimentserenitysideskepticismsocratismsolar physicssolid-state physicssoothingnesssophismsophistryspecious reasoningspencerianismstandstaticsstereophysicsstoicismsubstantialismsweet reasonsyncretismsystem of ideassystem of theoriestenetstheismtheoretical physicsthermodynamicsthinkingthomismthoughtfulnesstranquillitytranscendentalismunrufflednessutilitarianismviewpointvoluntarismweltanschauungworld viewzoophysics
Adjective(3 words)
overall directionrevolutionary ideologywilliamite policies
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: acosmism, acoustics, aerophysics, aesthetics, agnosticism.
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When not to replace "philosophy"
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Replacement workflow
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Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
14 entriesacademic fieldapproachartsbeliefbelief systemdisciplinefield of studyhumanistic disciplinehumanitiesidealiberal artstheoryvaluesworldview
More specific
11 entriesaestheticsbusiness philosophyeducational philosophyethicsguiding principlelife stancelogicmetaphysicsmoral codepersonal creedphilosophy of education
Collocations
5 entriesbranch of philosophymoral philosophyphilosophy classphilosophy curriculumphilosophy of mind
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
7 entriesSample sentences
17 total sentences available.
The great critic and poet is lecturing on philosophy.
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Our tax system is still without coherent philosophy.
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The first subject that attracted my attention was philosophy.
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Showing 4 of 17 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "philosophy"?
Closest matches include acosmism, acoustics, aerophysics, aesthetics, agnosticism.
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