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philosophic

ADJECTIVE

learned

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accomplished educated scholarly scientific studied well-educated

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cultivated cultured experienced grave grounded lettered versed

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abstruse academic bookish brainy conversant deep erudite esoteric expert highbrow in the know intellectual judicious literary literate omniscient pansophic pedantic philosophical polymath professorial recondite sage sapient sharp skilled solemn solid sound studious well-grounded well-read well-rounded

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uneducated

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green ignorant immature inexperienced unsophisticated

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stupid uninformed

ADJECTIVE

patient

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calm forgiving gentle quiet tolerant

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long-suffering understanding

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accommodating composed easygoing enduring even-tempered forbearing imperturbable indulgent lenient meek mild mild-tempered persevering persistent philosophical resigned self-possessed serene stoical submissive tranquil uncomplaining unruffled untiring

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agitated loud rough troubled violent wild

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frustrated impatient intolerant unwilling

ADJECTIVE

rational

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analytical balanced deliberate enlightened impartial intelligent judicious levelheaded logical lucid normal prudent reasonable sane sensible sober stable thoughtful wise

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calm cool intellectual knowing objective reasoning sound synthetic thinking

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all there cerebral circumspect cognitive collected deductive discerning discriminating far-sighted perspicacious ratiocinative reflective sagacious together well-advised

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careless confused foolish idiotic illogical insane irrational nonsensical senseless stupid thoughtless unbalanced unintelligent unreasonable unstable unsystematic unwise

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agitated excited

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ridiculous unrealistic unsound

ADJECTIVE

ruminative

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absorbed analytical attentive brainy calculating cerebral cogitative contemplative deep deliberative discerning earnest engrossed excogitative farsighted grave in a brown study intellectual intent keen levelheaded logical lost in thought meditative melancholy museful musing pensive pondering preoccupied rapt rational reasonable reasoning reflecting reflective retrospective serious sober speculative studious subjective thinking wise wistful

ADJECTIVE

thoughtful

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analytical attentive cerebral earnest melancholy pensive rational reasonable reflective serious sober studious wise

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absorbed brainy calculating cogitative deep deliberative discerning engrossed farsighted grave intellectual intent keen levelheaded logical lost in thought meditative museful musing pondering preoccupied rapt reasoning reflecting retrospective ruminative subjective thinking wistful

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flippant happy ignorant inattentive irrational stupid trivial unimportant unreasonable unserious unthoughtful

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careless heedless idiotic inconsiderate negligent obtuse remiss thoughtless uncaring unmindful

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The philosophic movements that emerged soon after Diogenes’ time, Stoicism and Epicureanism, aimed to help adherents overcome the fear of death.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025

“In self-help culture, ‘growth’ is very romanticized where you do breathwork and meditate, and then you mature into this philosophic version of yourself.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2025

If we're lucky the results will be as easy on the eye as this show always has been, but eventually the philosophic hollowness becomes impossible to overlook.

From Salon • Jul. 28, 2023

Its complexity makes it hard to dissect and even harder to predict, and researchers are looking at it through a philosophic lens as well as the hard code of computer science.

From New York Times • Feb. 26, 2023

He was at the stage of a meal when one becomes philosophic.

From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie

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