💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Rationalizing"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| justifyverb | (transitive) To provide an acceptable explanation for. |
| excuseverb | (transitive) To forgive; to pardon; to overlook. |
| apologizeverb | (intransitive, often followed by “for”) To make an apology or excuse; to acknowledge some fault or offense, with expression of regret for it, by way of amends |
| apologiseverb | Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of apologize. [(intransitive, often followed by “for”) To make an apology or excuse; to acknowledge some fault or offense, with expression of regret for it, by way of amends] |
| cutverb | (chiefly transitive) To incise, to cut into the surface of something. |
| pruneverb | (transitive, horticulture) To remove excess material from a tree or shrub; to trim, especially to make more healthy or productive. |
| rationaliseverb | Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of rationalize. [To make something rational or more rational.] |
| rationalisationnoun | Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of rationalization. [(now rare) The process or result of rationalizing, or expressing in rational terms.] |
| rationalitynoun | The quality or state of being rational; due exercise of reason; reasonableness. |
| mainstreamingnoun | (education, chiefly US) The practice of educating students with special needs in regular classes. |
| simplificationnoun | The act of simplifying or something that has been simplified. |
| systematizeverb | To arrange into a systematic order; to make systematic; to organise as a system. |
| streamliningnoun | The process by which something is streamlined. |
| improving | That tends to improve someone or something (especially (dated) to educate or morally better a person). |
| rationingnoun | Controlled distribution of scarce resources such as food or fuel; used typically in wartime. |
| realignverb | (ambitransitive) To align again or anew. |
| savingnoun | A reduction in cost or expenditure. |
| downsizingnoun | An act in which a company downsizes or is downsized. |
| downsizeverb | (transitive) To reduce the workforce of. |
| streamlined | Having been made more simple and straight forward. |
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