rationales

The word “rationales” has 3 syllables: ra-tion-ales

It's pronounced as /ˌræʃəˈnælz/


What is synonym and antonym for rationales?

In the thesaurus, “rationales” has 21 synonyms.

Here are synonyms for rationales along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for rationales

  • accountings
  • accounts
  • alibis
  • apologiae
  • apologias
  • apologies
  • appeals
  • arguments
  • cases
  • defenses
  • excuses
  • explanations
  • guises
  • justifications
  • pleas
  • pretences
  • pretenses
  • pretexts
  • rationalizations
  • reasons
  • vindications

Meanings of rationales

  • 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 team presented several rationales for the proposed changes.
  • There were multiple rationales behind the company’s decision to restructure.
  • The rationales for the new policy were outlined in the report.
  • Different rationales were discussed during the meeting, each offering a unique perspective.
  • The debate centered around the rationales for increasing the budget allocation.

On this page you'll find 21 synonyms or another words to rationales, such as: accountings, accounts, alibis, apologiae, apologias, apologies, appeals.

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

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accountings

  • accounts
  • alibis
  • apologiae
  • apologias
  • apologies
  • appeals
  • arguments
  • cases
  • defenses
  • excuses
  • explanations
  • guises
  • justifications
  • pleas
  • pretences
  • pretenses
  • pretexts
  • rationales
  • rationalizations
  • reasons
  • vindications

accounts

  • acclamations
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  • adaptations
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  • affections
  • alibis
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  • anecdota
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  • appeals
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  • rationales
  • rationalizations
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  • wherefores
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  • window-shoppers
  • witnesses
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  • wonders
  • worships
  • yarns

illuminations

  • Roman candles
  • afterglows
  • analyses
  • annotations
  • aureolae
  • aureoles
  • aurorae
  • auroras
  • beams
  • blazes
  • bottle rockets
  • bursts
  • cautions
  • caveats
  • cherry bomb
  • clarifications
  • commentaries
  • comments
  • constructions
  • daylights
  • definitions
  • demonstrations
  • disentanglements
  • edifications
  • elucidations
  • enactments
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  • epexegeses
  • exegeses
  • explanations
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  • expositions
  • fire flowers
  • firecrackers
  • flares
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  • fluorescences
  • glares
  • gleams
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  • glints
  • glistens
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  • haloes
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  • illustrations
  • incandescences
  • interpretations
  • justifications
  • lights
  • luminescences
  • lusters
  • lustres
  • meanings
  • moonlights
  • paraphrases
  • polishes
  • pyrotechnics
  • radiances
  • rationales
  • rationalizations
  • rays
  • reasonings
  • reflections
  • restatements
  • road maps
  • rockets
  • scintillations
  • shafts
  • sheens
  • shimmers
  • shines
  • sparklers
  • sparkles
  • streaks
  • streams
  • sunbeams
  • sunlights
  • sunshines
  • translations
  • twinkles
  • warnings

illustrations

  • analyses
  • annotations
  • archetypes
  • arts
  • artwork
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  • captions
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  • cartoons
  • cases
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  • cautions
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  • clarifications
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  • collages
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  • computer graphics
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  • daubs
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  • disentanglements
  • doodles
  • drawings
  • edifications
  • elucidations
  • enactments
  • enlightenments
  • epexegeses
  • etchings
  • evidences
  • examples
  • exegeses
  • exemplars
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  • explanations
  • explications
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  • figures
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  • glosses
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  • microcosms
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  • paraphrases
  • photographs
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  • rationales
  • rationalizations
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  • views
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  • warnings
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keystones

  • anchorages
  • assumptions
  • backbones
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  • bedrocks
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  • bottoms
  • braces
  • bulwarks
  • buttresses
  • center
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  • essences
  • eyes
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  • footings
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  • frameworks
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  • headstone
  • heart
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  • infrastructures
  • justifications
  • kernel
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  • rationales
  • root
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  • wedge

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