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Rationale

🔄 Synonyms of "Rationale"

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Word	Definition
principlenoun	A fundamental assumption or guiding belief.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Rationale"

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Word	Definition
principlenoun	A fundamental assumption or guiding belief.
reasonnoun	(uncountable) Rational thinking (or the capacity for it); the cognitive faculties, collectively, of conception, judgment, deduction and intuition.
causenoun	(countable, often with of, typically of adverse results) The source of, or reason for, an event or action; that which produces or effects a result.
rationalisationnoun	Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of rationalization. [(now rare) The process or result of rationalizing, or expressing in rational terms.]
logical	Reasonable.
resultnoun	That which results; the conclusion or end to which any course or condition of things leads, or which is obtained by any process or operation; consequence or effect.
rationalnoun	(mathematics) A rational number: a number that can be expressed as the quotient of two integers.
rationalitynoun	The quality or state of being rational; due exercise of reason; reasonableness.
substantiationnoun	Something which substantiates; evidence, proof.
evidencenoun	Facts or observations presented in support of an assertion.
logicnoun	(uncountable) A method of human thought that involves thinking in a linear, step-by-step manner about how a problem can be solved. Logic is the basis of many principles including the scientific method.
explanatory	Intended to serve as an explanation.
justificationnoun	(countable) A reason, explanation, or excuse which someone believes provides convincing, morally acceptable support for behavior or for a belief or occurrence.
purposenoun	The end for which something is done, is made or exists.
relevancenoun	The property or state of being relevant or pertinent.
argumentationnoun	An exchange of arguments
explanationnoun	Something that explains or makes understandable.
argumentnoun	(countable, also figuratively) A fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason.
reasoningnoun	(uncountable) The deduction of inferences or interpretations from premises, abstract thought, ratiocination; (countable) any instance of this, especially as a process leading to an action, motive.
reasonablenessnoun	(uncountable) The state or characteristic of being reasonable.