rationale

The word “rationale” has 3 syllables: ra-tion-ale

It's pronounced as /ˈræʃəˌnæl/


What is synonym and antonym for rationale?

In the thesaurus, “rationale” has 37 synonyms and 3 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for rationale along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for rationale

  • account
  • accounting
  • alibi
  • apologia
  • apology
  • appeal
  • argument
  • case
  • defense
  • excuse
  • explanation
  • exposition
  • grounds
  • guise
  • hypothesis
  • justification
  • motivation
  • motive
  • philosophy
  • plea
  • pretence
  • pretense
  • pretext
  • principle
  • rationalization
  • reason
  • reasons
  • song and dance
  • sour grapes
  • story
  • the big idea
  • the whole idea
  • theory
  • vindication
  • whatfor
  • why and wherefore
  • whyfor

Antonyms for rationale

  • discouragement
  • proof
  • reality

Meanings of rationale

  • noun
    1. An explanation of the basis or fundamental reasons for something.
    2. A justification or rationalization for something.
    3. A liturgical vestment worn by some Christian bishops of various denominations.

Example Sentences

  • The teacher explained the rationale behind the new grading system.
  • He provided a clear rationale for his decision to change the project’s direction.
  • The rationale for the policy was based on extensive research.
  • It's important to understand the rationale behind each step in the process.
  • The company's rationale for the price increase was due to rising production costs.

On this page you'll find 40 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to rationale, such as: account, accounting, alibi, apologia, apology, appeal, argument.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

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illuminations

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palliation

  • abatement
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  • happiness
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  • rationale
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  • refreshment
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  • satisfaction
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  • succor
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  • vindication
  • whitewash

illumination

  • afterglow
  • analysis
  • annotation
  • aureola
  • aureole
  • aurora
  • awareness
  • beam
  • blaze
  • brightening
  • brightness
  • brilliance
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  • candor
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  • fire
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  • information
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  • instruction
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  • lambency
  • light
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  • rationalization
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  • restatement
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  • streak
  • stream
  • sunbeam
  • sunlight
  • sunshine
  • teaching
  • translation
  • twinkle
  • unscrambling
  • warning

warps

  • abases
  • anchorages
  • assumptions
  • backbones
  • bases
  • bastardizes
  • bedrocks
  • beds
  • befouls
  • begrimes
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  • bends
  • blemishes
  • bottoms
  • bowdlerizes
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  • corrupts
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  • dirties
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  • disgraces
  • disguises
  • dishonors
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  • distorts
  • downgrades
  • equivocates
  • essences
  • eyes
  • falsifies
  • fibs
  • flaws
  • foci
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  • footings
  • foundations
  • frameworks
  • fudges
  • garbles
  • grounds
  • groundworks
  • harms
  • hearts
  • hubs
  • humbles
  • humiliates
  • hurts
  • impairs
  • infrastructures
  • justifications
  • kernels
  • keystones
  • lessens
  • lies
  • loops
  • mars
  • masks
  • misdescribes
  • misinterprets
  • misrelates
  • misrepresents
  • misshapes
  • misspeaks
  • misstates
  • mistakes
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  • mounts
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  • nuclei
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  • obscures
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  • prevaricates
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  • quintessences
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  • roots
  • ruins
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  • shores
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  • souls
  • spirals
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  • subverts
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  • suppositions
  • taints
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  • theories
  • theses
  • thins
  • tortures
  • touchstones
  • twines
  • twists
  • underpinnings
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  • vitiates
  • warp and woofs
  • warrants
  • waters down
  • weakens
  • whitewashes
  • winds
  • wreathes
  • wrecks
  • wrenches
  • wrests
  • wrings

account

  • ABCs
  • IOU
  • acclamation
  • accounting
  • adaptation
  • admiration
  • adoration
  • adulation
  • advantage
  • advisement
  • affection
  • agonizing
  • aid
  • alibi
  • amazement
  • anecdote
  • annal
  • annals
  • antecedent
  • apologia
  • apology
  • appeal
  • appetite
  • applicability
  • appreciation
  • approbation
  • appropriateness
  • argument
  • assessment
  • assets
  • assistance
  • attachment
  • authority
  • avail
  • awe
  • bad news
  • balance
  • bankroll
  • bargainer
  • believe
  • benefit
  • bias
  • bill
  • blog
  • blow-by-blow
  • book
  • books
  • browser
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  • bulletin
  • buyer
  • cache
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  • call
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  • case history
  • case study
  • cause
  • celebrity
  • centrality
  • charge
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  • chronology
  • client
  • cogitation
  • collection
  • commentaries
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  • computation
  • conceive
  • consequence
  • consider
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  • consumer
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  • correspondent
  • cost
  • count
  • cuff
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  • customer
  • debate
  • deem
  • defense
  • deference
  • deliberation
  • delight
  • deposit
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  • diary
  • distinction
  • document
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  • dominion
  • eminence
  • end user
  • enjoyment
  • enthusiasm
  • epic
  • essentiality
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  • esteem
  • estimation
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  • excellence
  • excuse
  • expense
  • explanation
  • fame
  • fancy
  • favor
  • fee
  • feel
  • fitness
  • fondness
  • fund
  • gain
  • gest
  • geste
  • glory
  • gravity
  • greatness
  • ground
  • grounds
  • grunt
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  • guise
  • haggler
  • help
  • hero worship
  • hesitation
  • history
  • hoard
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  • homage
  • honor
  • idolatry
  • illustriousness
  • imagine
  • impetus
  • import
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  • incentive
  • indecision
  • infatuation
  • inspiration
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  • interest
  • interpretation
  • introspection
  • inventory
  • invoice
  • journal
  • justification
  • kitty
  • ledger
  • like
  • lionization
  • log
  • logbook
  • love
  • lowdown
  • magnitude
  • make
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  • mastery
  • meditation
  • memoir
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  • minutes
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  • motive
  • name
  • narration
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  • nest egg
  • note
  • noteworthiness
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  • occasion
  • partiality
  • passion
  • patron
  • perfection
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  • petty cash
  • pin money
  • play by play
  • plea
  • pocket money
  • pocketbook
  • pondering
  • pool
  • position
  • potency
  • power
  • praise
  • preeminence
  • preference
  • prejudice
  • premeditation
  • prestige
  • pretence
  • pretense
  • pretext
  • price
  • profit
  • prominence
  • props
  • prospect
  • punter
  • purchaser
  • rank
  • rate
  • rationale
  • rationalization
  • reading
  • reason
  • receipt
  • recital
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  • reckon
  • reckoning
  • record
  • reflection
  • regard
  • register
  • regular
  • relevance
  • relish
  • rendition
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  • report
  • reputation
  • repute
  • reserve
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  • reworking
  • romance
  • rumination
  • run down
  • saga
  • sake
  • savings
  • savings account
  • score
  • sense
  • seriousness
  • service
  • serviceability
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  • set down
  • shine
  • shopper
  • significance
  • spending money
  • standing
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  • store
  • story
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  • subject
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  • sway
  • tab
  • take
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  • tale
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  • the picture
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  • think
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  • user
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  • valuation
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  • weight
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  • wherefore
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  • window-shopper
  • witness
  • wonder
  • wonderment
  • worship
  • worth
  • worthiness
  • yarn

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