Advertisement

Advertisement

View definitions for philosophical

philosophical

adjective as in reflective

Advertisement

Discover More

Example Sentences

Covid-19 has triggered economists to rethink their profession all the way from the philosophical down to the practical.

This is the philosophical quest for the ground of moral truth.

I do a lot of reading on different spiritual and philosophical traditions.

I was waiting for the words to come out of my mouth, elegantly framing something philosophical and profound.

From Fortune

The panelists fielded a range of questions, from the philosophical to the tactical.

From Quartz

Dear Thief is worthy of the abused critical adjectives philosophical, atmospheric, and masterful.

But what about the philosophical beliefs of thousands of incarcerated pregnant women (PDF) across the United States?

There was Radim Palouš, the sonorous philosophical godfather of Kampademia.

It is a brief text with philosophical leanings that revolves around the notions of normality and abnormality in human nature.

It is not hard to see how this debate calls into question deeply personal religious and philosophical beliefs.

Martyrdoms do not occur for ethical generalizations, much less for philosophical affirmations.

It struck me that he was uncommonly philosophical about it, so I merely grunted and went on with my dinner.

It relates to ancient philosophical ideas concerning the spiritual and the material worlds.

This rather is, I should deem, the more perilous, and a plainer and better object for philosophical attack.

He was one of the lords of session in Scotland, and a philosophical writer of considerable learning, but of peculiar notions.

Synonym of the day

Which one is a synonym for humble?Get the answer

Start each day with the Synonym of the Day in your inbox!

By clicking "Sign Up", you are accepting Dictionary.com Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policies.

On this page you'll find 40 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to philosophical, such as: abstract, logical, metaphysical, profound, rational, and thoughtful.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement