Good and Rational

Good

Good adjective - Based on sound reasoning or information.
Usage example: had enough information to make a good assessment of the situation

Rational and good are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rational" instead an adjective "Good".

Nearby Words: goodness, goodly, goody

Rational

Rational adjective - According to the rules of logic.
Usage example: insisted there was a rational explanation for the strange creaking noises and that there were no such things as ghosts

Good and rational are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Good" instead the word "Rational" as an adjective or a noun.

Both words in one sentence

  • Series / White Christmas Failure Hero: Moo Yul, who constantly makes what would be good and rational decisions, but always ends up being screwed over because fate seems to hate him and his peers.
  • Lawful Good Agent Dana Scully from The X-Files fits this alignment, as she strives to do good and unearth the truth while adhering to what is rational by the laws of science.
    Source: Lawful Good
  • Webcomic / Drowtales The Author makes the Drow sympathetic and rational without necessarily making them good; they still keep slaves and have death matches with few qualms about murder.
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