What is another word for rationale?

Pronunciation: [ɹˌaʃənˈal] (IPA)

A rationale is a logical explanation or justification for something. There are various synonyms for the word rationale, including reason, logic, justification, explanation, basis, motivation, and rationality. These words can be used interchangeably with rationale depending on the context in which they are used. For instance, if you are trying to explain why a particular decision was made, you can use the word justification instead of rationale. Alternatively, if you want to talk about the underlying reasoning behind a particular action, the word logic may be more appropriate. Whatever the case may be, the use of synonyms can add variety to your writing and make it more nuanced and interesting.

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Antonyms for the word "rationale" include irrationality, illogicality, incoherence, nonsense, absurdity, and foolishness. These words represent a departure from reason and logical thinking. Irrationality, for example, refers to an inability to make sense or think logically, while illogicality refers to something that is contrary to logic. Incoherence describes a lack of clarity or unity in an argument, while absurdity refers to something that is ridiculous, foolish, or completely lacking in sense or reason. Finally, foolishness refers to a lack of good judgment or sense, and is the opposite of the rationality that the word rationale typically implies.

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Usage examples for Rationale

I leave it to the wise to decipher the rationale, but such is the fact.
"The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer, Complete"
Charles James Lever (1806-1872)
It is a mere catalogue of the distinctions rudely marked out by the language of familiar life, with little or no attempt to penetrate, by philosophic analysis, to the rationale even of those common distinctions.
"A System Of Logic, Ratiocinative And Inductive (Vol. 1 of 2)"
John Stuart Mill
Such was the rationale of Ney's decision.
"Waterloo"
Hilaire Belloc

Famous quotes with Rationale

  • I do not have a brain that I long for in dealing with matters of which I am ignorant, that don't come within my ken and a rationale, a reason, and argument and so on, and I can't do that and I'm not in that bracket at all.
    Richard Attenborough
  • It's now clear that from the very moment President Bush took office, Iraq was his highest priority as unfinished business from the first Bush Administration. His agenda was clear: find a rationale to get rid of Saddam.
    Edward Kennedy
  • The chief task was to stop the arms race before it brought utter disaster. However, after the collapse of communism and the disintegration of the Soviet Union, any rationale for having nuclear weapons disappeared.
    Joseph Rotblat
  • Organisations find no rationale to increase the salary of the employees, but get often reasons to deduct some amount from it under one or the other pretext.
    Anuj Somany
  • In spite of ferocious differences of opinion about other moral issues, there seems to be something approaching consensus that it is cruel and malicious to interfere with the life-enhancing illusions of others —unless those illusions are themselves the cause of of even greater ills. The disagreements come over what these greater ills might be- and this has led to the break down of the whole rationale. Keeping secrets from people for their own good can often be wise, but it takes only one person to give away a secret, and since there are disagreements about which cases warrant discretion, the result is an unsavory miasma of hypocrisy, lies, and frantic but fruitless attempts at distraction.
    Daniel Dennett

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