End and Rationale

End

End noun - The stopping of a process or activity.

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Rationale and end are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rationale" instead a noun "End".

Nearby Words: ending, ended, endless

Rationale noun - A statement given to explain a belief or act.

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End and rationale are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "End" instead a noun "Rationale".

good	good end	good rationale
better	better end	better rationale
similar	similar end	similar rationale
original	original end	original rationale
Other adjectives: logical, actual, entire, real, bad, possible, final, different.

Harry's final rationale for his actions at the end of the book.Harry: I used the knife.

Source: Literature / Changes
The clever rationale is that the explosion at the end of the first film badly burned him, and so he looked different after his face was reconstructed using skin grafts.

Source: The Nth Doctor
Near the end of Mystic Pizza, Leona uses this as a rationale for why she gives Kat the money to go to Yale.

Source: Like a Son to Me

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