418 synonyms found

Pronunciation:

[ ɹˌaʃənˈal], [ ɹˌaʃənˈal], [ ɹ_ˌa_ʃ_ə_n_ˈa_l]

Similar words for rationale:

• other relevant words (adjective)
• cognition (noun)
• definition (noun)
• ethos (noun)
• explanation (noun)
• grounds (noun)
• hypothesis (noun)
• incentive (noun)
• justification (noun)
• logic (noun)
• logic for belief, action (noun)
• motive (noun)
• other relevant words (noun)
• pretext (noun)
• raison d'etre (noun)
• rationality (noun)
• rationalization (noun)
• reason (noun)
• reason for being (noun)
• reasoning (noun)
• sensibility (noun)
• theory (noun)
• other relevant words (verb)
• other synonyms
• other relevant words (noun)

How to use "rationale" in context?

Paraphrases for rationale

Homophones for rationale

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Synonyms for Rationale:

• adj.

  • Other relevant words: (adjective)
  • unfrequented.

• n.

  •
  • doctrine,
  • ism,
  • culture,
  • frame of reference,
  • philosophy,
  • the spirit of the times/age,
  • dogma.
  •
  • sense.
  •
  • explain.
  • cognition (noun)
  • rationale,
  • principle.
  • definition (noun)
  • de notation,
  • de-notation,
  • de-notations,
  • de-lineations,
  • ex-plication,
  • de-limitation,
  • re-presentations,
  • de-terminations,
  • ex-plications,
  • out lining,
  • de lineation,
  • de notations,
  • ex pounding,
  • ex-planations,
  • expoundings,
  • ex planation,
  • ex-position,
  • out linings,
  • out-lining,
  • statement meaning,
  • ex plication,
  • out-linings,
  • ex planations,
  • de limitations,
  • ex-pounding,
  • de-limitations,
  • de termination,
  • re presentation,
  • ex-positions,
  • de limitation,
  • ex plications,
  • de-lineation,
  • de-termination,
  • re presentations,
  • de lineations,
  • de terminations.
  • ethos (noun)
  • ethos.
  • explanation (noun)
  • basis.
  • grounds (noun)
  • in-formation,
  • sub-stratums,
  • pre-texts,
  • infra structure,
  • chapter verse,
  • sub strata,
  • pre text,
  • sub-stratum,
  • infra-structures,
  • in-formations,
  • infra structures,
  • infos,
  • in formations,
  • under-pinning,
  • pre-text,
  • sub stratum,
  • whyfors,
  • under pinning,
  • pre texts,
  • sub stratums,
  • straight stuffs,
  • sub-strata.
  • hypothesis (noun)
  • be-lief,
  • sur-mise,
  • apriorities,
  • sur mises,
  • pre-supposition,
  • sur-mises,
  • pre-mise,
  • pre suppositions,
  • be lief,
  • sur mise,
  • pro positions,
  • pre-mises,
  • pro position,
  • starting points,
  • shot dark,
  • pre mises,
  • pre-suppositions,
  • Lemmata,
  • hypo-thesis,
  • pro-positions,
  • pre supposition,
  • hypo thesis,
  • shot the dark,
  • pre mise,
  • shot in dark,
  • tentative laws.
  • incentive (noun)
  • pro vocation,
  • pro-vocations,
  • reason whys,
  • pro vocations.
  • justification (noun)
  • song dance,
  • re-buttals,
  • de fenses,
  • de-fenses,
  • re buttal,
  • whatfors,
  • re-buttal,
  • why wherefores,
  • why and wherefores,
  • re buttals,
  • why wherefore,
  • sanctifications,
  • whole ideas,
  • whitewashings.
  • logic (noun)
  • antithesis synthesis,
  • good senses,
  • train thought,
  • course thought.
  • logic for belief, action (noun)
  • exposition,
  • sour grapes,
  • motivation,
  • reasons,
  • story,
  • excuse,
  • the whole idea,
  • song and dance,
  • the big idea.
  • motive (noun)
  • intents,
  • mainsprings,
  • mainspring.
  • Other relevant words: (noun)
  • formalization,
  • Individuations,
  • definition,
  • grounds,
  • justification,
  • course of thought,
  • justification for existing,
  • Formularization,
  • causa causans,
  • rationality,
  • sensibility,
  • hypothesis,
  • thing,
  • account,
  • nature of the beast,
  • supposal,
  • antithesis and synthesis,
  • theory,
  • Carrots,
  • intendments,
  • stimulus,
  • palliative,
  • starting point,
  • syllogistics,
  • exemplifications,
  • ratiocination,
  • reasoning,
  • determinant,
  • whole idea,
  • reason why,
  • settlings,
  • Intendment,
  • Apriority,
  • good sense,
  • lemma,
  • motive,
  • reason,
  • premise,
  • infra-structure,
  • tentative law,
  • infrastructure,
  • thinking,
  • wherefores,
  • name of game,
  • delimitations,
  • why and wherefore,
  • determinants,
  • statement of meaning,
  • syllogistic,
  • explanation,
  • logic,
  • characterizations,
  • supposals,
  • sound judgment,
  • individuation,
  • ground,
  • in formation,
  • codifications,
  • train of thought,
  • sanctification,
  • comeon,
  • delimitation,
  • codification,
  • denotatiton,
  • numbers,
  • nitty gritty,
  • palliatives,
  • language,
  • carrot,
  • motivations,
  • characterization,
  • Re-presentation,
  • Philosophies,
  • whatfor,
  • Lemmas,
  • shorts,
  • rhyme or reason,
  • info,
  • whyfor,
  • formalizations,
  • ideology,
  • reason for existing,
  • nature of beast,
  • incentive,
  • exemplification,
  • straight stuff.
  • pretext (noun)
  • alibi,
  • affirmation,
  • plea,
  • white lie,
  • loop-hole,
  • red herring,
  • claim,
  • pretext,
  • pretense,
  • stratagem,
  • smoke screen.
  • raison d'etre (noun)
  • causa causan,
  • raison-d'etre,
  • raison-detre,
  • raison detre.
  • rationality (noun)
  • nittygritty,
  • nuts bolts,
  • up shot,
  • up-shots,
  • sub-stances,
  • up-shot,
  • sub stances,
  • name game,
  • nature the beast,
  • meat potatoes,
  • sub stance,
  • sub-stance,
  • name the game,
  • nature beast,
  • rhyme reason,
  • up shots,
  • denotatitons.
  • rationalization (noun)
  • the whole picture,
  • whole picture,
  • the picture,
  • blow by blow,
  • lowdown,
  • play by play.
  • reason (noun)
  • ulterior motive.
  • reason for being (noun)
  • Raison D'etre.
  • reasoning (noun)
  • Syllogization,
  • generalization,
  • illation,
  • generalizations,
  • illations.
  • sensibility (noun)
  • in sight,
  • vibes,
  • vibe,
  • perceptiveness.
  • theory (noun)
  • out looks,
  • out look,
  • under standings,
  • pre sentiments,
  • pro-vision,
  • pro visions,
  • pro vision,
  • under-standings,
  • pre-sentiments,
  • pro-visions,
  • formularizations,
  • out-look,
  • out-looks,
  • under-standing,
  • pre-sentiment,
  • under standing.

• v.

  • Other relevant words: (verb)
  • opinion.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • rationalness,
  • rationalization.
  • Other relevant words (noun):
  • authorization,
  • apologia,
  • point,
  • intent,
  • ascription,
  • palaetiology,
  • validation,
  • premises,
  • spur,
  • interpretation,
  • assurance,
  • entitlement,
  • nature,
  • scheme,
  • cover,
  • foundation,
  • footing,
  • arguments,
  • enlightenment,
  • stimulation,
  • urge,
  • defence,
  • emotion,
  • discovery,
  • idea,
  • etiology,
  • intelligence,
  • derivation,
  • Allegorization,
  • why,
  • expounding,
  • clarification,
  • feeling,
  • design,
  • explication,
  • legalization,
  • organization,
  • constitution,
  • editing,
  • approval,
  • A,
  • goad,
  • indication,
  • plan,
  • demonstration,
  • incitement,
  • licence,
  • influence,
  • rational ground,
  • goal,
  • vindication,
  • simplification,
  • precept,
  • lure,
  • purpose,
  • illustration,
  • reference to,
  • rational,
  • decipherment,
  • fundamental,
  • apology,
  • decoding,
  • thought processes,
  • ruse,
  • attraction,
  • certification,
  • sanction,
  • soundness,
  • groundwork,
  • exegesis,
  • illumination,
  • clue,
  • rationalisation,
  • solution,
  • structure,
  • substantiation,
  • attribution,
  • warranty,
  • view,
  • pledge,
  • imputation,
  • security,
  • final cause,
  • dialectics,
  • wherefore,
  • make up,
  • intention,
  • aim,
  • enticement,
  • prod,
  • cracking,
  • carte blanche,
  • emendation,
  • rule,
  • demythologization,
  • base,
  • undercurrents,
  • behaviour,
  • pretence,
  • cause,
  • command,
  • elucidation,
  • argument,
  • end,
  • objective,
  • object,
  • ambition,
  • postulate,
  • warrant,
  • guarantee,
  • provocation,
  • psychology,
  • target,
  • rhyme,
  • answer,
  • inducement,
  • wisdom,
  • charter,
  • accounting,
  • psyche,
  • attitude,
  • subject,
  • unlocking,
  • light,
  • score,
  • case,
  • Euhemerism,
  • corroboration,
  • occasion,
  • meaning,
  • right,
  • accounting for.

How to use "Rationale" in context?

Paraphrases for Rationale:

• Equivalence

  • Proper noun, singular
    justification.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    justification.
  • Adverb
    justification.
  • Verb, past tense
    justification.
  • Verb, past participle
    justification.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    justified, unsubstantiated, unwarranted, ill-founded.
  • Proper noun, singular
    Standards, states, considerations, conducts, arguments, remarks.
  • Noun, plural
    arguments.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    assumption, cornerstone, correctness, credential, data, desirability, explication, grounding, groundwork, ideology, mentality, mindset, motivator, pretext, propriety, ratio, rationalisation, sense, Advisability, Underpinning, triggers, justifiability.
  • Adverb
    reasons.
  • Verb, past tense
    proposed, Accounted.
  • Verb, past participle
    justified, Accounted, Defended.
  • Verb, base form
    grounds.

• Other Related

  • Coordinating conjunction
    principle, reasons.
  • Determiner
    principle.
  • Preposition or subordinating conjunction
    basis.
  • Adjective
    basis, principle, rational, reasons.
  • Proper noun, singular
    basis, explanation, grounds, motivation, principle, rational, reasoning, substantiation, Tests, explanations, purposes, reasons, requirements.
  • Noun, plural
    grounds, reasons, rationalizations.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    argumentation, basis, bedrock, excuse, explanation, motivation, premise, principle, rationality, rationalization, reasonableness, reasoning, soundness, spirit, substantiation, vindication, warrant, principles.
  • Adverb
    grounds.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    justification.
  • Verb, base form
    justification.

Homophones for Rationale:

• rationally, rotational, rational, retinol, rottenly, routinely, retinal.

Hypernym for Rationale:

• n.

  • cognition
    dialectics.

Hyponym for Rationale:

• n.

  • cognition
    explanation.