All nonrational synonyms

adjective nonrational

• esoteric — Intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest.
• secret — done, made, or conducted without the knowledge of others: secret negotiations.
• abstruse — You can describe something as abstruse if you find it difficult to understand, especially when you think it could be explained more simply.
• anagogic — of or relating to an anagoge.
• arcane — Something that is arcane is secret or mysterious.
• cabalistic — of or relating to the cabala.
• cryptic — A cryptic remark or message contains a hidden meaning or is difficult to understand.
• enigmatical — Pertaining to an enigma.
• hidden — concealed; obscure; covert: hidden meaning; hidden hostility.
• imaginary — existing only in the imagination or fancy; not real; fancied: an imaginary illness; the imaginary animals in the stories of Dr. Seuss.
• impenetrable — not penetrable; that cannot be penetrated, pierced, entered, etc.
• inscrutable — incapable of being investigated, analyzed, or scrutinized; impenetrable.
• magic — the art of producing illusions as entertainment by the use of sleight of hand, deceptive devices, etc.; legerdemain; conjuring: to pull a rabbit out of a hat by magic.
• magical — produced by or as if by magic: The change in the appearance of the room was magical.
• metaphysical — pertaining to or of the nature of metaphysics.
• mysterial — (obsolete) mysterious.
• mysterious — full of, characterized by, or involving mystery: a mysterious occurrence.
• necromantic — a method of divination through alleged communication with the dead; black art.
• numinous — of, relating to, or like a numen; spiritual or supernatural.
• occult — of or relating to magic, astrology, or any system claiming use or knowledge of secret or supernatural powers or agencies.
• otherworldly — of, relating to, or devoted to another world, as the world of imagination or the world to come.
• paranormal — of or relating to the claimed occurrence of an event or perception without scientific explanation, as psychokinesis, extrasensory perception, or other purportedly supernatural phenomena.
• preternatural — out of the ordinary course of nature; exceptional or abnormal: preternatural powers.
• quixotic — extravagantly chivalrous or romantic; visionary, impractical, or impracticable.
• sorcerous — of the nature of or involving sorcery.
• spiritual — of, relating to, or consisting of spirit; incorporeal.
• supernatural — of, relating to, or being above or beyond what is natural; unexplainable by natural law or phenomena; abnormal.
• thaumaturgic — pertaining to a thaumaturge or to thaumaturgy.
• transcendental — transcendent, surpassing, or superior.
• unaccountable — impossible to account for; unexplained; inexplicable: The boat has an unaccountable tendency to yaw.
• unknowable — not knowable; incapable of being known or understood.
• visionary — given to or characterized by fanciful, not presently workable, or unpractical ideas, views, or schemes: a visionary enthusiast.
• wizardly — of, like, or befitting a wizard.
• mystical — mystic; of or relating to supernatural agencies, affairs, occurrences, etc.: a strange, mystical experience.
• witch — a person, now especially a woman, who professes or is supposed to practice magic or sorcery; a sorceress. Compare warlock.