RATIONALE meaning: Justification or reasoning behind decisions

We found 32 dictionaries that define the word rationale:

General (26 matching dictionaries)

rationale: Merriam-Webster.com
rationale: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
rationale: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
rationale: Collins English Dictionary
rationale: Vocabulary.com
Rationale, rationale: Wordnik
rationale: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
rationale: Wiktionary
rationale: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
rationale: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
rationale: Infoplease Dictionary
Rationale, rationale: Dictionary.com
rationale: Online Etymology Dictionary
rationale: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
Rationale (album), Rationale (clothing), Rationale (musician), Rationale (vestment), Rationale: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
Rationale: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
rationale: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
rationale: Rhymezone
rationale, rationale (de): AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
rationale: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
rationale: Stammtisch Beau Fleuve Acronyms
rationale: Free Dictionary
rationale: Mnemonic Dictionary
rationale: Dictionary/thesaurus

Business (3 matching dictionaries)

MoneyGlossary.com (No longer online)
Rationale (vestment), rationale: Legal dictionary
BusinessDictionary.com (No longer online)

Computing (1 matching dictionary)

rationale: Encyclopedia

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)

Rationale (vestment), rationale: Medical dictionary

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)

A Brief Critical Dictionary of Education (No longer online)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (

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▸ noun:  An explanation of the basis or fundamental reasons for something.
▸ noun:  A justification or rationalization for something.
▸ noun:  (rare, religion) A liturgical vestment worn by some Christian bishops of various denominations.

Opposite:

irrationality, illogic, nonsense, absurdity, unreason

Types:

logical, practical, emotional, ethical, pragmatic, scientific, philosophical, psychological, legal, more...

Phrases:

Rationale for the Iraq War, Design rationale, rationale of concert, concert is the rationale for, what is the rationale for velocity, more...

Adjectives:

economic, underlying, theoretical, basic, clear, scientific, strong, political, main, primary, original

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