What is another word for rationalize?
1078 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ ɹˈaʃənə͡lˌa͡ɪz], [ ɹˈaʃənəlˌaɪz], [ ɹ_ˈa_ʃ_ə_n_əl_ˌaɪ_z]Table of Contents
Similar words for rationalize:
- apologise (noun)
- apologize (noun)
- cut (noun)
- other relevant words (noun)
- account (verb)
- calculate (verb)
- centralize (verb)
- cop out (verb)
- defend (verb)
- exculpate (verb)
- excuse (verb)
- explain (verb)
- gloss (verb)
- justify (verb)
- make excuse; justify (verb)
- order (verb)
- other relevant words (verb)
- ratiocinate (verb)
- reason (verb)
- systematize (verb)
- think (verb)
- urge (verb)
- vindicate (verb)
- other synonyms
- centralize
- cop out
- defend
- forgive
- other relevant words
- reason
- think
- vindicate
- weigh
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Rationalize:
n.
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- coordinate,
- reconcile,
- reorganize,
- explain away,
- manage,
- codify,
- operate,
- prioritize,
- restructure.
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- ponder,
- think out,
- take something into consideration,
- contemplate,
- deliberate,
- take a long hard look at someone/something,
- think over.
- cut.
v.
• account (verb) • calculate (verb)- conclude,
- divide,
- study,
- value,
- measure,
- enumerate,
- gauge,
- plot,
- add,
- compute,
- appraise,
- calculate,
- triangulate,
- deduce,
- scheme,
- sum,
- quantify,
- total,
- presume,
- plan,
- rank,
- program,
- judge,
- assess,
- infer,
- estimate,
- rate,
- score,
- consider,
- weigh,
- multiply,
- surmise,
- quantize,
- evaluate,
- tally,
- guess,
- schedule,
- determine,
- suppose,
- approximate,
- figure,
- count,
- reckon.
- hast alibi,
- gives slip,
- giving the slip,
- uses pretext,
- with drew,
- with-drew,
- has alibi,
- hadst alibi,
- gives the slip,
- giving slip,
- with-drawing,
- with drawn,
- with draw,
- give slip,
- de sert,
- with draws,
- had alibi,
- de-sert,
- with-draw,
- gave slip,
- haddest alibi,
- hath alibi,
- with-drawn,
- using pretext,
- with drawing,
- gave the slip,
- used pretext,
- having alibi.
- came to defense of,
- be-friends,
- says defense,
- be-friended,
- be friended,
- de-fends,
- go bat for,
- put good word,
- putting a good word,
- be friending,
- thumping for,
- says in defense,
- spoke for,
- re-commends,
- bore one out,
- covering for,
- bears one out,
- put a good word,
- puts in a good word,
- covers for,
- re-commended,
- rode shotgun for,
- de fending,
- came defense of,
- stuck for,
- bearing one out,
- said defense,
- be-friending,
- spake up for,
- putting good word,
- be-friend,
- proving case,
- apologized for,
- up hold,
- thumps for,
- sticks for,
- comes defense of,
- bare one out,
- putting in good word,
- beared one out,
- prove case,
- coming defense of,
- de-fending,
- putting in a good word,
- de fended,
- up-holds,
- sticked up for,
- be friend,
- coming to defense of,
- proves a case,
- de fends,
- puts a good word,
- proved case,
- saying defense,
- stuck up for,
- puts in good word,
- re commending,
- riding shotgun for,
- spake for,
- up-held,
- sticking for,
- put in good word,
- de fend,
- stands up for,
- speaking up for,
- de-fend,
- spoke up for,
- proved a case,
- proving a case,
- stands by,
- comes to defense of,
- standing up for,
- thumped for,
- up holding,
- covered for,
- re commends,
- said in defense,
- speaks up for,
- say defense,
- up-holding,
- up holds,
- sticks up for,
- re-commending,
- re commend,
- de-fended,
- apologizes for,
- sticking up for,
- puts good word,
- rid shotgun for,
- sticked for,
- rides shotgun for,
- come defense of,
- speaks for,
- re-commend,
- saying in defense,
- apologizing for,
- up-hold,
- re commended,
- proves case,
- up held.
- dis charged,
- wiping slate clean,
- dis charging,
- dis missed,
- wipes slate clean,
- re-lease,
- Disculpated,
- re lease,
- dis-charging,
- re-leased,
- dis-charged,
- dis missing,
- dis-charge,
- re-leases,
- dis charge,
- re leases,
- wiped slate clean,
- dis-missed,
- dis charges,
- Disculpating,
- dis-missing,
- dis-charges,
- disculpates.
- pleading ignorance,
- pre-text,
- exempted from,
- giving absolution,
- gives absolution,
- pre texts,
- letted go,
- pre text,
- exempting from,
- pre-texts,
- winking at,
- gave absolution,
- over looked,
- winks at,
- over-looking,
- taking rap for,
- over look,
- pleaded ignorance,
- making allowances for,
- pleads ignorance,
- made allowances for,
- grants amnesty,
- over-look,
- took rap for,
- dispenses from,
- granted amnesty,
- takes rap for,
- dispensing from,
- over-looks,
- dispensed from,
- granting amnesty,
- makes allowances for,
- exempts from,
- pretexting,
- pled ignorance,
- over looks.
- de-ciphering,
- throwing light up on,
- ex plicating,
- throws light up on,
- de-fined,
- para phrase,
- de-fine,
- ex plaining,
- de-scribes,
- re solve,
- para phrased,
- un-folding,
- dis-closes,
- un-tangles,
- un-tangling,
- puts across,
- de fining,
- ex-plains,
- ex plicates,
- re-solve,
- un folds,
- un folded,
- ex-plicating,
- go in to detail,
- ex-plained,
- de fine,
- ex plains,
- ex-plain,
- de-fining,
- ex-pound,
- re fined,
- un-raveled,
- re-veal,
- brake down,
- ex pound,
- un-tangle,
- put plain english,
- dis-closed,
- de-scribed,
- re-solves,
- ex-pounded,
- de scribed,
- para-phrases,
- de fined,
- para phrases,
- re-veals,
- re-solving,
- ex pounded,
- re-solved,
- made plain,
- un folding,
- dis-close,
- un ravels,
- de-cipher,
- re fine,
- re-fine,
- ex plicated,
- un tangled,
- going into detail,
- ex pounds,
- going in to detail,
- un ravel,
- re-fining,
- re veals,
- dis closing,
- re-fines,
- ex plicate,
- para phrasing,
- goes into detail,
- de ciphering,
- un fold,
- puts plain english,
- throws light upon,
- throw light up on,
- ex pounding,
- ex-plicated,
- un-ravelling,
- un-folds,
- ex-plicates,
- trans-lated,
- putting across,
- de scribing,
- making plain,
- throwing light upon,
- went into detail,
- de-ciphered,
- de cipher,
- un raveling,
- de-scribe,
- un-ravelled,
- ex-plicate,
- de fines,
- de-ciphers,
- threw light upon,
- ex plain,
- dis close,
- puts in plain english,
- un tangles,
- un ravelled,
- un tangling,
- un raveled,
- breaks down,
- dis-closing,
- para-phrased,
- un-fold,
- de ciphers,
- re solves,
- un-folded,
- de-scribing,
- dis closes,
- went in to detail,
- para-phrase,
- threw light up on,
- un-raveling,
- goes in to detail,
- de scribes,
- de ciphered,
- re fines,
- un-ravel,
- de-fines,
- makes plain,
- trans late,
- ex plained,
- broke down,
- un ravelling,
- para-phrasing,
- ex-pounds,
- ex-pounding,
- un-tangled,
- ex-plaining,
- de scribe,
- un-ravels,
- un tangle,
- dis closed,
- sets right,
- putting in plain english,
- putting plain english.
- mis-represents,
- mis represented,
- smoothing over,
- dis guised,
- deaconing,
- dis guising,
- mis-representing,
- dis guises,
- be lying,
- dis-guises,
- smoothed over,
- mis-represented,
- be lied,
- dis-guise,
- dis-guising,
- mis represent,
- mis-represent,
- smooths over,
- dis guise,
- mis represents,
- be-lied,
- softpedal,
- mis representing,
- dis-guised,
- deaconed,
- be-lying.
- doeth justice to,
- are answerable for,
- was answerable for,
- spoke favor,
- did justice to,
- speaking in favor,
- showed cause,
- am answerable for,
- wert answerable for,
- re butted,
- speaks in favor,
- dost justice to,
- speaking favor,
- re-butted,
- cop plea,
- argued for,
- re butting,
- is answerable for,
- does justice to,
- didst justice to,
- speak favor,
- wast answerable for,
- speaks favor,
- being answerable for,
- spake in favor,
- art answerable for,
- spoke in favor,
- doing justice to,
- doest justice to,
- shows cause,
- showing cause,
- doth justice to,
- making allowances,
- spake favor,
- argues for,
- were answerable for,
- re-butting,
- made allowances,
- makes allowances,
- makes good.
- excise,
- think through,
- extenuate,
- resolve,
- apply logic,
- reason out,
- cop a plea,
- make allowance,
- Intellectualize,
- give alibi,
- elucidate.
- design,
- order,
- grade,
- form,
- devise,
- frame,
- maintain,
- screen,
- balance,
- fix,
- collate,
- settle,
- mediate,
- subordinate,
- set,
- shape,
- cast,
- sort,
- stratify,
- prepare,
- compose,
- regulate,
- normalize,
- chart,
- sift,
- group,
- control,
- class,
- pigeonhole,
- unify,
- marshal,
- classify,
- array,
- Methodize,
- orchestrate,
- stabilize,
- establish,
- type,
- right,
- arrange,
- harmonize,
- categorize,
- adjust,
- unsnarl,
- structure,
- separate,
- place.
- alter,
- support,
- fend for,
- change,
- cerebrate,
- eliminate,
- account for,
- organize,
- cogitate,
- do away with,
- get rid of,
- activity,
- organise,
- modify.
- put one's thinking cap,
- putting on thinking cap,
- puts on one's thinking cap,
- putting on ones thinking cap,
- putting ones thinking cap,
- put one thinking cap,
- puts thinking cap,
- puts on ones thinking cap,
- put ones thinking cap,
- put on one thinking cap,
- puts on one thinking cap,
- puts ones thinking cap,
- putting on one's thinking cap,
- putting one's thinking cap,
- puts one thinking cap,
- putting on one thinking cap,
- putting thinking cap,
- putting one thinking cap,
- puts one's thinking cap,
- put on ones thinking cap,
- put thinking cap,
- puts on thinking cap.
- Syllogizing,
- threshing out,
- thinking through,
- de-ducted,
- de ducting,
- de ducts,
- de-liberating,
- de-duct,
- Syllogized,
- threshed out,
- de duct,
- drew from,
- drew conclusion,
- de-ducting,
- thinks through,
- de-ducts,
- threshes out,
- de liberates,
- de-duces,
- drawing conclusion,
- syllogizes,
- de duce,
- de-liberated,
- de liberated,
- figures out,
- draws conclusion,
- de-duce,
- de duces,
- de ducted,
- de liberating,
- de-liberate,
- de-liberates,
- draws from,
- de liberate,
- drawing from.
- de signing,
- straightening up,
- pulls together,
- de vised,
- getting act together,
- de sign,
- making uniform,
- pulled together,
- shapes up,
- dis-posing,
- de-signed,
- de-vised,
- gets act together,
- de-vising,
- shaping up,
- de signed,
- de-signing,
- made uniform,
- dis posing,
- de vising,
- gat act together,
- makes uniform,
- got act together,
- de-vise,
- gotten act together,
- tightening up,
- de signs,
- de-sign,
- dis-posed,
- dis posed,
- dis pose,
- de vise,
- de-signs,
- dis-pose.
- hath in mind,
- logicalizes,
- intellectualizes,
- stopping to consider,
- using one's head,
- used ones head,
- ideates,
- stopping consider,
- hast mind,
- use one head,
- stopt consider,
- racked one's brains,
- ideating,
- hath mind,
- took under consideration,
- racks one brains,
- using one head,
- racking one brains,
- rack one brains,
- had mind,
- having mind,
- racking ones brains,
- uses head,
- logicalizing,
- used one's head,
- logicalized,
- hast in mind,
- rack ones brains,
- stop consider,
- racked brains,
- have mind,
- racking one's brains,
- racking brains,
- stopt to consider,
- use ones head,
- had in mind,
- takes under consideration,
- racks ones brains,
- taking under consideration,
- uses one's head,
- using ones head,
- used head,
- mulled over,
- racked one brains,
- has mind,
- stops consider,
- racks brains,
- ideated,
- stops to consider,
- using head,
- having in mind,
- stopped consider,
- uses one head,
- stopped to consider,
- hadst mind,
- haddest mind,
- used one head,
- racks one's brains,
- sorts out,
- racked ones brains,
- haddest in mind,
- uses ones head,
- hadst in mind.
- co-unselling,
- insisted on,
- re-quests,
- pro-pose,
- appeals to,
- in-duces,
- in-spire,
- in-cite,
- re quests,
- in-spiring,
- be sought,
- in-spires,
- in duces,
- re questing,
- in-spired,
- pro posing,
- in-duce,
- pro moting,
- be-sought,
- pro posed,
- pro-mote,
- re quested,
- puts to,
- in spire,
- in-cited,
- putting to,
- in spires,
- putting up to,
- in cite,
- in spired,
- puts up to,
- appealing to,
- in duce,
- insisting on,
- pro pose,
- firing up,
- re-questing,
- in cites,
- insists on,
- co unselling,
- pro-moting,
- pro-motes,
- in spiring,
- pro-posing.
Other synonyms:
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- whitewash.
- stand by,
- stood by,
- speaking for,
- be friends,
- standing by,
- stick for,
- apologize for,
- stick up for,
- say in defense,
- ride shotgun for,
- bear one out,
- speak up for,
- stood up for,
- thump for,
- prove a case,
- come to defense of,
- put in a good word,
- cover for,
- stand up for.
- pointing out,
- appealed to,
- throw light upon,
- take rap for,
- Disculpate,
- reason,
- urge,
- insist on,
- put to,
- vindicate,
- get act together,
- winked at,
- whitewashed,
- smooth over,
- Whites,
- pointed out,
- Amnestying,
- give absolution,
- breaking down,
- argue for,
- lets go,
- schematized,
- diagramed,
- soft pedal,
- fires up,
- shrug off,
- gloss,
- excuse,
- justify,
- systematize,
- alibiing,
- fire up,
- tightened up,
- Urged,
- schematizing,
- do justice to,
- diagramming,
- diagrammed,
- be answerable for,
- covering up,
- shape up,
- make good,
- go into detail,
- make plain,
- break down,
- appeal to,
- pulling together,
- dispense from,
- cop out,
- tolerates,
- make uniform,
- show cause,
- wink at,
- made good,
- pretexted,
- making good,
- straightened up,
- set right,
- schematizes,
- make allowances,
- straightens up,
- untangle,
- put up to,
- speak in favor,
- tightens up,
- letting go,
- pull together,
- setting right,
- put on thinking cap,
- grant amnesty,
- centralize,
- put on one's thinking cap,
- defend,
- think,
- wipe slate clean,
- covered up,
- diagraming,
- speak for,
- exempt from,
- plead ignorance,
- schematize,
- cover up,
- tighten up,
- straighten up,
- explain,
- make allowances for,
- covers up,
- whiting,
- put across,
- Amnestied,
- alibied,
- Justifying,
- Whited,
- Pardoned.
- sorting out,
- rack brains,
- use one's head,
- mulling over,
- ideate,
- mulls over,
- intellectualized,
- take under consideration,
- has in mind,
- thought,
- sorted out,
- have in mind,
- use head,
- rack one's brains,
- intellectualizing,
- stop to consider,
- mull over,
- sort out.
- pleading,
- qualify,
- work out,
- generalize,
- confirm,
- turn off,
- lay plans,
- burn,
- philosophize,
- plan ahead,
- standardize,
- decipher,
- condense,
- hack,
- swerve,
- syllogize,
- clear up,
- update,
- pare,
- stop,
- unfold,
- allegorize,
- distort,
- make plausible,
- clear,
- tune,
- make allowance for,
- uphold,
- illustrate,
- snip,
- disregard,
- downplay,
- Paralogize,
- substantiate,
- synchronise,
- solve,
- legitimate,
- minimize,
- palliate,
- absolve,
- regularize,
- pervert,
- spell out,
- rationalising,
- lop,
- relieve,
- clip,
- argue insincerely,
- thin out,
- hypothesize,
- rehabilitate,
- acquit,
- beg off,
- ignore,
- conceal,
- sustain,
- make clear,
- Pragmatize,
- purge,
- switch off,
- hide,
- ratiocinate,
- simplify,
- forecast,
- edit out,
- rationalized,
- Euhemerize,
- diminish,
- issue,
- thin,
- exposit,
- abbreviate,
- slew,
- prearrange,
- camouflage,
- cut down,
- illuminate,
- show,
- rationalistic,
- project,
- trim down,
- crop,
- demythologize,
- systemize,
- hew,
- exemplify,
- make light of,
- theorize,
- synthesise,
- misapply,
- economize,
- make out,
- set up,
- gloss over,
- make arrangements,
- harmonise,
- contract,
- unravel,
- cease,
- demonstrate,
- dilute,
- permit,
- synchronize,
- sugar-coat,
- tune up,
- sheer,
- validate,
- geld,
- logicalize,
- Mitigating,
- plead,
- reason ill,
- mitigated,
- allow,
- prune,
- Pled,
- modernize,
- legitimatize,
- edit,
- destigmatize,
- condone,
- work up,
- synthesize,
- free,
- reason away,
- cut back,
- trim back,
- warrant,
- let-off,
- make reasonable,
- rationalist,
- routinize,
- legalize,
- bring down,
- curtail,
- rationalise,
- unlock,
- reduce,
- rationalization,
- color,
- reinstate,
- veer,
- popularize,
- expound,
- concert,
- trim,
- play down,
- Logicize,
- rationalizing,
- intend,
- foreshorten,
- show the way,
- analyze,
- theorise,
- write out,
- curve,
- mitigate,
- show how,
- cover,
- pardon,
- dress,
- restore,
- enlighten,
- legitimize,
- slue,
- shorten,
- exempt,
- crack,
- apply reason,
- contrive,
- analyse,
- standardise,
- abridge.
Paraphrases for Rationalize:
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Equivalence
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Adjective
rationalized, rationalising.
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Proper noun, singular
rationalisation, streamline, rationalizing.
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Verb, base form
rationalise.
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Adjective
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Independent
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Adjective
rational.
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Verb, base form
adjust, consolidate, explain, harmonize, improve, improved, improving, justify, mainstream, optimize, organize, readjust, realign, rectify, refine, reorganise, reorganize, reorient, restructure, simplified, simplify, substantiate, downsize.
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Adjective
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Other Related
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Adjective
streamline.
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Proper noun, singular
rationalization.
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Verb, non-3rd person singular present
streamline.
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Verb, base form
ration, rationalization, streamline.
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Adjective
Homophones for Rationalize:
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