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Synonyms for rational
ˈræʃ ə nl, ˈræʃ nlra·tio·nal
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
rational
Sagacious refers to a power of tracing the hidden or recondite by slight indications, as by instinct or intuition; it is not now applied to mere keenness of sense-perception. We do not call a hound sagacious in following a clear trail; but if he loses the scent, as at the edge of a stream, and circles around till he strikes it again, his conduct is said to be sagacious. In human affairs sagacious refers to a power of ready, far-reaching, and accurate inference from observed facts perhaps in themselves very slight, that seems like a special sense; or to a similar readiness to foresee the results of any action, especially upon human motives or conduct — a kind of prophetic common sense. Sagacious is a broader and nobler word than shrewd, and not capable of the invidious sense which the latter word often bears; on the other hand, sagacious is less lofty and comprehensive than wise in its full sense, and more limited to matters of direct practical moment. Compare ASTUTE; WISDOM.
Synonyms:
able, acute, apt, clear-sighted, discerning, intelligent, judicious, keen, keen-sighted, keen-witted, perspicacious, quick of scent, quick-scented, sagacious, sage, sensible, sharp, sharp-witted, shrewd, wiseAntonyms:
absurd, dull, foolish, futile, ignorant, irrational, obtuse, senseless, silly, simple, sottish, stupid, undiscerning, unintelligent
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
rational
Synonyms:
sane, sound, intelligent, reasoning, reasonable, judicious, sober, sensible, probable, equitable, moderate, fairAntonyms:
insane, unsound, weak, silly, unintelligent, absurd, injudicious, fanciful, extravagant, preposterous, unreasoning, unreasonable, irrational, exorbitant
Princeton's WordNet
rational number, rationaladjective
an integer or a fraction
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rational numberAntonyms:
physical, irrational, nonintellectual, unreasoning, superstitious, blind, nonrational, reasonlessrationaladjective
consistent with or based on or using reason
"rational behavior"; "a process of rational inference"; "rational thought"
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intellectual, noeticAntonyms:
nonrational, unreasoning, irrational, reasonless, nonintellectual, blind, physical, superstitiousintellectual, rational, noeticadjective
of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind
"intellectual problems"; "the triumph of the rational over the animal side of man"
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intellectual, cerebral, noeticAntonyms:
nonrational, irrational, reasonless, unreasoning, physical, nonintellectual, blind, superstitiousrationaladjective
capable of being expressed as a quotient of integers
"rational numbers"
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intellectual, noeticAntonyms:
reasonless, physical, irrational, blind, nonrational, superstitious, nonintellectual, unreasoningrationaladjective
having its source in or being guided by the intellect (as distinguished from experience or emotion)
"a rational analysis"
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intellectual, noeticAntonyms:
irrational, superstitious, blind, unreasoning, nonrational, physical, reasonless, nonintellectual
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
rationaladjective
Synonyms:
intellectual, endowed with reasonrationaladjective
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reasonable, just, right, equitable, fit, proper, agreeable to reason, according to reasonrationaladjective
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judicious, sagacious, enlightened, sensible, wise, intelligentrationaladjective
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sane, in one's right mind, in one's sober senses
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
rationaladjective
Synonyms:
reasoning, intelligent, sane, sound, judicious, wise, reasonable, equitableAntonyms:
irrational, insane, injudicious, unwise, unreasonable
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "rational":
sound, reasonable, sensible, al-rashid, al-rasheed, streamlined, logical, rashid, efficient, rationale, wise, rationalized
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List of known nicknames for "Rational":
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#727 | able | |
#803 | sound | |
#1667 | fair | |
#2937 | reasonable | |
#3091 | sharp | |
#3315 | efficient | |
#3740 | intellectual | |
#4767 | intelligent | |
#4991 | wise | |
#5420 | moderate | |
#5690 | acute | |
#5754 | logical | |
#7471 | sage | |
#8052 | rational | |
#8742 | apt | |
#8923 | reasoning | |
#9217 | keen | |
#10461 | probable | |
#11652 | rationale | |
#12564 | sensible | |
#12684 | cerebral | |
#13827 | equitable | |
#17865 | sane | |
#19532 | sober | |
#20595 | streamlined | |
#24948 | discerning | |
#34160 | rashid | |
#43924 | judicious | |
#44318 | shrewd | |
#80885 | rationalized | |
#127341 | sagacious | |
#136377 | noetic | |
#268563 | perspicacious |
How to use rational in a sentence?
The reality is many sex offenders are violent offenders and are considered high risk. [ Yet ] weve seen instances where those being released are not being electronically monitored, and law enforcement is not even being advised of the identities of the released inmates, and they are reoffending and being Immediately released again, there has to be a much more rational way to go about this. It seems that the way many states have been going about these releases is actually putting the public at a greater risk rather than protecting us.
In evolutionary terms, these kinds of behaviors are completely rational, even adaptive, the basic idea is that the way people compete for mates, and the things they do to put themselves at the top of the hierarchy are really important. This is where this research fits in — it’s all about how women are competing and why they’re competing.
To wisdom belongs the intellectual apprehension of things eternal; to knowledge, the rational apprehension of things temporal.
Insanity: a perfectly rational adjustment to the insane world.
Up there you cannot think a lot, everything is going slow in the brain, the decisions are mostly like, 'Is this going to kill me?' If it's yes, you go down, if not you continue. In the mountains you need to be rational. Stress is just a waste of energy. The physical suffering is something you know will come so it's not really a question. You need to fight to survive. You can't abandon yourself because then you die.
Translations for rational
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- عقلانيArabic
- racionalCatalan, Valencian
- racionálníCzech
- rationelDanish
- sinnvoll, vernünftig, rationalGerman
- ρητόςGreek
- racional, razonableSpanish
- järkiperäinen, järkeenkäypä, järkevä, rationaalinen, järjellinenFinnish
- raisonnable, rationnel, rationnelleFrench
- ciallachScottish Gaelic
- तर्कसंगतHindi
- racionális, értelmes, ésszerűHungarian
- նպատակահարմար, բանական, խելացի, ռացիոնալArmenian
- rasionalIndonesian
- ræðurIcelandic
- razionaleItalian
- רַצִיוֹנָלִיHebrew
- 合理的, 有理Japanese
- 합리적Korean
- рационален, целисходен, разуменMacedonian
- rationele, redelijk, rationeel, verstandelijkDutch
- wymierny, racjonalnyPolish
- racionalPortuguese
- raționalRomanian
- разумный, рациональный, мыслящий, целесообразный, рассудительныйRussian
- racionalan, разборит, razborit, разуман, рационалан, razumanSerbo-Croatian
- rationellSwedish
- హేతుబద్దమైనTelugu
- hợp lýVietnamese
- 合理的Chinese
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