Contemplative
Contemplative adjective - Given to or marked by long, quiet thinking.
Usage example: the contemplative life of the monks at the abbey
Rational and contemplative are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rational" instead an adjective "Contemplative".
Rational
Rational adjective - Having the ability to reason.
Contemplative and rational are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contemplative" instead an adjective "Rational".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- reasoning and contemplative
- reasoning and rational
- sensible and contemplative
- sensible and rational
- sound and contemplative
- sound and rational
- thoughtful and contemplative
- thoughtful and rational
- reasonable and contemplative
- reasonable and rational
- sober and contemplative
- sober and rational
- wise and contemplative
- wise and rational
Both words in one sentence
- Reason appeals to the NPC's logic and interests, therefore it is best used on rational and contemplative characters.
Source: Multiple Persuasion Modes -
However, in Oasis' case, her insanity is due to her strange and large unrevealed abilities, which allows her to be resurrected from death, but radically alters her personality Solomon Grundy style; she could be completely Ax-Crazy one incarnation, and rational and contemplative the next.
Source: Love Makes You Evil - Superego: Rukia — Rational, calm, contemplative, self-possessed, driven by duty, conscientious to the point of being suicidal over something that wasn't her fault, and is the damsel in distress in the rules-obsessed Soul Society
Source: Freudian Trio / Anime and Manga
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