From an objective viewpoint, his argument was far from rational.
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Rational
/ˈɹæʃ(ə)nəl/
Synonyms for "rational" (258 found)
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Closest matches (52)
acceptableadmissiblealgorismicalgorithmicaliquotall thereanalyticanalyticalarithmeticalbalancedbelievablebrightcalmcardinalcerebralcircumspectclear-eyedclearheadedclearmindedcogent
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Adjective(17 words)
analytic logiciananalyticalanalytical chemistry labanalytical efficiencyanalytical methodanalytical techniquecalm disagreementcalm resolutioncognitive judgmentcoherentcoherent reasoningcommensurableconsistent findingsconsistent viewscool headdeductive reasonerdianoetic
Noun(5 words)
analytic skillclassical thoughtcognitive modelcost benefit analysisdecision making
Strong matches (77)
Noun(13 words)
evidencing reasoninghuman rationalityintellectual abilityintellectual capacitylogic basedlogic conceptlogic devicelogical argumentlogical foundationslogical propositionslogical reasoninglogical substantiationlogical thinking
Adjective(18 words)
fractionfractionalintellectuallogicallogical conceptlogical conclusionlogical consequencelogical consistencylogical decision-makinglogical demonstrationlogical groundslogical justificationlogical methodlogical persuasivenesslogical predicateslogical reasonlogical termlogical thinker
Verb(1 words)
Related words (129)
mentalmentally soundmoderatenegativenoeticnoologicalnormalnot so dumbnumeralnumerarynumerativenumericoddof sound mindordinalpairphilosophicalphrenicplausiblepositive
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positivisticpossiblepracticalpractical-mindedpragmaticpragmaticalpresumptiveprimeprobableprudentpsychicpsychicalpsychologicpsychologicalradicalratiocinativeratiocinatoryrealrealistrealisticreasonreasonablereasoningreciprocalrightsanesane-mindedscientificscientisticsecularsensiblesobersober-mindedsolidsophicsoundsound-mindedsound-thinkingspeculativespiritualstablestraight-thinkingstrong mindedstrong-mindedsubjectivesubmultiplesurdtemperatetenablethinkingthoughtfultogethertranscendentalunderstandingunidealunidealisticunromanticunsentimentalwell-arguedwell-balancedwell-foundedwell-groundedwholesomewiseworldly
Noun(14 words)
more intellectual shiftmore logicalmost analyticalmost logicalnon emotional basedphilosophical treatisesrational numberreasoned argumentreasoning actreasoning toolsscience ideascientific inventionscientific studysound judgment
Determiner(1 words)
more valid reasoning
Adjective(28 words)
natural phenomena in sciencenoeticnumericalphilosophicphilosophical theoryquotientratiorationalisticreasonablereasonable personreasonable thinkingreasoned guessreasoned justificationsanersanestsapient beingscientific phenomenonscientific researchscientific societysensible
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sensible choicesensible thinkingsolid logicsound logicssound reasoningsound-logicalsoundeststable mind
Verb(1 words)
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More general
7 entriesMore specific
8 entriesCollocations
11 entriesrational argumentrational basisrational behaviorrational choicerational decisionrational explanationrational expressionrational functionrational numberrational thinkingrational thought
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
9 entriesAntonyms
1 entriessimilar
15 entriesTranslations
17 translations across 16 languages.
Armenian
1 entries- ռացիոնալ adj (arithmetic: of an algebraic expression)
Bulgarian
1 entries- рационален adj (arithmetic: of an algebraic expression)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 有理 adj (arithmetic: of an algebraic expression)
Finnish
1 entries- rationaali- adj (arithmetic: of an algebraic expression)
German
1 entries- rational adj (arithmetic: of an algebraic expression)
Greek
1 entries- ρητός adj (arithmetic: of an algebraic expression)
Hindi
1 entries- परिमेय adj (arithmetic: of an algebraic expression)
Icelandic
1 entries- ræður adj (arithmetic: of an algebraic expression)
Japanese
1 entries- 有理の adj (arithmetic: of an algebraic expression)
Macedonian
1 entries- рациона́лен adj (arithmetic: of an algebraic expression)
Portuguese
1 entries- racional adj (arithmetic: of an algebraic expression)
Russian
1 entries- рациона́льный adj (arithmetic: of an algebraic expression)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- racionalan adj (arithmetic: of an algebraic expression)
- рационалан adj (arithmetic: of an algebraic expression)
Spanish
1 entries- racional adj (arithmetic: of an algebraic expression)
Tagalog
1 entries- matwirin adj (arithmetic: of an algebraic expression)
Ukrainian
1 entries- раціона́льний adj (arithmetic: of an algebraic expression)
Sample sentences
20 total sentences available.
Parents aren't rational because love isn't rational.
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Try to be a more rational consumer.
Source: tatoeba (30449)
But if we were wholly rational, would we want children at all?
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