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View synonyms for rationale

rationale

[ rash-uh-nal ]

noun

  1. the fundamental reason or reasons serving to account for something.

    Synonyms: ground, basis, logic

  2. a statement of reasons.
  3. a reasoned exposition of principles.


rationale

/ ˌræʃəˈnɑːl /

noun

  1. a reasoned exposition, esp one defining the fundamental reasons for a course of action, belief, etc


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Word History and Origins

Origin of rationale1

First recorded in 1650–60; from Latin: neuter of ratiōnālis rational

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Word History and Origins

Origin of rationale1

C17: from New Latin, from Latin ratiōnālis

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Example Sentences

But fishing for rationale in harassment is almost always a waste of time.

Erdogan and AKP officials also use religious rationale against abortion.

The rationale in those cases, he said, is that DNA should be used to identify the assailant.

What was your rationale behind ending Rilo Kiley and moving on to the next phase of your career?

The feminist rationale for ectogenesis seems to practically write itself.

As far as the rationale can be given of what is finally irrational, he interprets the moral situation for us.

For the utensil is the symbol of a psychology, of a rationale of living, of an esthetic ideal, of a spiritual recognition.

For I found upon inquiry they could not give any manner of rationale of their own divine service.

The practical value of Bentham's method is perhaps best illustrated by his Rationale of Evidence.

The wheels had merely got clogged by the oil congealed by the cold; which at once explains the rationale of the remedy adopted.

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