rationallyadverb
uk/ˈræʃ.ən.əl.i/us/ˈræʃ.ən.əl.i/in a way that is based on reason and clear thought, rather than emotions:
You can't assume that people will always behave rationally.
Rationally, he knows that she won't go back to him, but emotionally he can't accept it.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Wise and sensible
- an old/a wise head on young shoulders idiom
- be a victory for common sense idiom
- canny
- discerning
- discriminating
- far-sighted
- gnomic
- legitimacy
- neatly
- no flies on sb idiom
- no-nonsense
- out of the mouths of babes (and sucklings) idiom
- perspective
- right-minded
- sagacious
- sage
- savoir-faire
- sensible
- wise
- wisely
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