Rationalise: Synonyms in English

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rationalise:
- rationalize; rationalise; cut; prune; apologize; justify; excuse; apologise

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Detailed Synonyms for rationalise in English

rationalise:

to rationalise verb, British

to rationalise
to rationalize; to rationalise
- rationalize verb, American (rationalizes, rationalized, rationalizing)
- rationalise verb, British
rationalise

– weed out unwanted or unnecessary things ¹
to cut; to prune; to rationalize; rationalise
– weed out unwanted or unnecessary things ¹
- cut verb (cuts, cut, cutting)
  - We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet¹
- prune verb (prunes, pruned, pruning)
- rationalize verb, American (rationalizes, rationalized, rationalizing)
- rationalise verb, British
rationalise

– remove irrational quantities from ¹
to rationalize; rationalise
– remove irrational quantities from ¹
- rationalize verb, American (rationalizes, rationalized, rationalizing)
  - This function can be rationalized¹
- rationalise verb, British
rationalise

– think rationally; employ logic or reason ¹
to rationalize; rationalise
– think rationally; employ logic or reason ¹
- rationalize verb, American (rationalizes, rationalized, rationalizing)
  - When one wonders why one is doing certain things, one should rationalize¹
- rationalise verb, British
rationalise

– defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning ¹
to apologize; to justify; to excuse; to rationalize; rationalise; apologise
– defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning ¹
- apologize verb, American (apologizes, apologized, apologizing)
- justify verb (justifies, justified, justifying)
- excuse verb (excuses, excused, excusing)
- rationalize verb, American (rationalizes, rationalized, rationalizing)
  - rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior¹
  - he rationalized his lack of success¹
- rationalise verb, British
- apologise verb, British
rationalise

– structure and run according to rational or scientific principles in order to achieve desired results ¹
to rationalize; rationalise
– structure and run according to rational or scientific principles in order to achieve desired results ¹
- rationalize verb, American (rationalizes, rationalized, rationalizing)
  - We rationalized the factory's production and raised profits¹
- rationalise verb, British

Alternate Synonyms for "rationalise":

rationalize; organize; organise
apologize; apologise; excuse; justify; defend; support; fend for
think; cogitate; cerebrate
change; alter; modify
cut; prune; eliminate; get rid of; do away with; cut back; cut out

Related Definitions for "rationalise":

weed out unwanted or unnecessary things¹
remove irrational quantities from¹
think rationally; employ logic or reason¹
defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning¹
structure and run according to rational or scientific principles in order to achieve desired results¹

Related Synonyms for rationalise

rationalise away

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