Purpose
Purpose noun - Something that one hopes or intends to accomplish.
Rationalization and purpose are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rationalization" instead a noun "Purpose".
Rationalization
Rationalization noun - The cognitive process of making something seem consistent with or based on reason.
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Synonyms for Rationalization
Purpose and rationalization are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Purpose" instead a noun "Rationalization".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- principle and purpose
- principle and rationalization
- hope and purpose
- hope and rationalization
- motive and purpose
- motive and rationalization
- motivation and purpose
- motivation and rationalization
- idea and purpose
- idea and rationalization
- basis and purpose
- basis and rationalization
- reason and purpose
- reason and rationalization
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- Cromwell is at first skeptical, but works up a rationalization that he can present to the court—they were raised apart, met as adults, a child of the union wouldn't be an obvious bastard because it would look like a Boleyn—and it works for the purpose of getting both of them convicted.
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