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also philosophic
as in analytical
being, given to, or marked by deep thinking especially about fundamental questions of the world
A philosophical person by nature, she spent many hours in deep thought about the great mysteries of life.
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Recent Examples of philosophical
Even when the sequels succumbed to philosophical ramblings and overblown CGI, Reeves commanded the frame.
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Tim Grierson, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2025
Aggie remains positive and has a can-do sentiment that leads her to teaching at Halloween High — total philosophical Sagittarius energy!
—Lisa Stardust, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
That’s sort of a bigger-picture philosophical question that is sort of outside of the scope.
—Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2025
How about a philosophical horror formatted like an academic paper and flavored with several heaping handfuls of satire?
—Big Think, 14 Oct. 2025
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Tim Grierson, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2025
Aggie remains positive and has a can-do sentiment that leads her to teaching at Halloween High — total philosophical Sagittarius energy!
—Lisa Stardust, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
That’s sort of a bigger-picture philosophical question that is sort of outside of the scope.
—Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2025
How about a philosophical horror formatted like an academic paper and flavored with several heaping handfuls of satire?
—Big Think, 14 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for philosophical
Adjective
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The Green Shirt is calm, pragmatic and analytical.—
Jason BARNARD,
Rolling Stone,
20 Oct. 2025
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Excel performs better with large worksheets and offers a wider range of analytical and statistical tools, including advanced charting.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
18 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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On one hand, winning another chip will be at the forefront, so managing players toward the end of the regular season would be logical.—
Stan Son,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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So adding a unit in Nashville was the next logical move.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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This season, fluorescent pink, blue and white formed a rational yet romantic palette — a vision of a young schoolgirl poised to step into the real world.—
Denni Hu,
Footwear News,
17 Oct. 2025
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Their work could be a critical step toward the safe and rational decommissioning of the Fukushima Daiichi plant, and the technology could be applied to nuclear accident sites elsewhere in the world.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Philosophical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/philosophical. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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