Knowing
Knowing noun - A clear and certain mental apprehension.
Rationalization and knowing are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rationalization" instead a noun "Knowing".
Rationalization
Rationalization noun - The cognitive process of making something seem consistent with or based on reason.
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Synonyms for Rationalization
Knowing and rationalization are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Knowing" instead a noun "Rationalization".
Both words in one sentence
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Nobody ever gives any sign of knowing, the only possible rationalization being that maybe in small-town 1950s Nebraska, maybe it just didn't occur to them that Cillian Murphy would probably wear a dress given half a chance.
Source: Clark Kenting
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Rationalization and Knowing. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/knowing/rationalization
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Rationalization or Knowing. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/knowing/rationalization.
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