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Antonyms for philosophical


Grammar : Adj
Spell : fil-uh-sof-i-kuh l or fil-uh-sof-ik
Phonetic Transcription : ˌfɪl əˈsɒf ɪ kəl or ˌfɪl əˈsɒf ɪk



Definition of philosophical

Origin :
  • late 14c.; see philosophy + -ical. Related: Philosophically.
  • adj reflective
Example sentences :
  • I am a woman, I. I know nothing of philosophical philanthropy.
  • Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
  • Every man has his own fashion of dining, remarked the philosophical American.
  • Extract from : « The Field of Ice » by Jules Verne
  • Then Bazouge, as he stumbled about, made a gesture of philosophical disdain.
  • Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
  • The allegory has a political as well as a philosophical meaning.
  • Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato
  • Besides, as Plato would say, there are other corruptions of these philosophical statesmen.
  • Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato
  • Another criterion of the philosophical nature has also to be considered.
  • Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato
  • Like some other philosophical paradoxes, it would have been better left to die out.
  • Extract from : « Meno » by Plato
  • Here he makes the opposite reflection, that there may be a philosophical disregard of words.
  • Extract from : « Statesman » by Plato
  • This letter which is printed in the Philosophical Transactions, Vol.
  • Extract from : « Experiments and Observations on Different Kinds of Air » by Joseph Priestley
  • Thorpe had concluded his philosophical remarks with ruminative slowness.
  • Extract from : « The Market-Place » by Harold Frederic

Synonyms for philosophical

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