Synonyms of philosophical

philosophical

adjective

variants also philosophic

as in analytical

being, given to, or marked by deep thinking especially about fundamental questions of the world

A philosophical person by nature, she spent many hours in deep thought about the great mysteries of life.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• analytical
• analytic
• logical
• rational
• introspective
• serious
• retrospective
• sombre
• somber
• thoughtful
• earnest
• solemn
• self-reflective
• reflective
• serious-minded
• melancholy
• sedate
• preoccupied
• sober
• grave
• deliberate
• weighty
• contemplative
• purposeful
• severe
• meditative
• pensive
• abstracted
• ruminative
• cogitative
• musing
• absentminded
• ruminant
• broody

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• frivolous
• flippant
• goofy
• silly
• scatterbrained
• thoughtless
• harebrained
• flighty
• unthinking
• mindless
• brainless
• unreflective
• featherbrained
• light-headed

Examples of philosophical in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Another statement to consider: The fact that a man who is at once hard-working, clever and thrifty will sooner or later make money seems to me to be so obvious as to require no particular philosophical meditation . —Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 30 Sep. 2024

In response, one fan has a profoundly philosophical outlook on the show. —Spenser Mestel, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Oct. 2024

Now, this is a philosophical difference between us. —Stefan Becket, CBS News, 2 Oct. 2024

You will be drawn to more philosophical teachings while working on inner growth. —Essence, 1 Oct. 2024