Benevolent
Benevolent adjective - Having or marked by sympathy and consideration for others.
Rational and benevolent are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rational" instead an adjective "Benevolent".
Nearby Word: benevolence
Rational
Rational adjective - Having the ability to reason.
Benevolent and rational are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Benevolent" instead an adjective "Rational".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Bagheera however is a key protagonist and one of the most rational and benevolent characters in the jungle.
Source: Disney / The Jungle Book -
When Cognitum was just a machine she was far from benevolent, but was entirely rational and did genuinely want to help the save the wasteland.
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