Rational and True

Rational

Rational adjective - Based on sound reasoning or information.
Usage example: betting all of your savings on the lottery is not a rational move

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

True

True adjective - Being exactly as appears or as claimed.

Rational and true are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Rational" instead an adjective "True".

Both words in one sentence

  • According to the disclaimer page in Eden Green, the story (about a rational young woman drawn into danger by her trouble-seeking best friend) is based loosely on a true story.
  • This is of course completely not true, but humans like to believe in not so much a rational universe as a sentient universe.
  • Over the course of a few days all fortunes it distributes come true, and even rational Diane begins to wonder about its potential power.
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