rationale

Questions about rationale

What is another word for rationale?

It depends which rationale you mean. In the sense “(law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature)”, the synonyms are principle. Across all 1 sense there are 1 distinct synonyms, and they are not interchangeable with each other — this page lists them under the sense each one belongs to.

What is the opposite of rationale?

WordNet records no antonym for rationale. Antonymy in WordNet is a relation between specific word forms rather than between concepts, so it is recorded only where lexicographers judged the pairing direct. An absence here means none was recorded, not that none can be imagined.

Where do the synonyms for rationale come from?

From Princeton University's WordNet, a lexical database maintained by lexicographers since 1985. A synonym here means a word form that shares a synset with this word — a set of forms interchangeable in one recorded context. Nothing on this page is generated by a language model.

Other views of rationale

• Full entry for rationaleAll 1 sense, with examples, usage labels, syllables and pronunciation.
• Rhymes for rationaleWords matching from the last stressed vowel onward, grouped by syllable count.
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