Rationale
Rationale noun - A statement given to explain a belief or act.
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Synonyms for Rationale
Understanding and rationale are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Understanding" instead a noun "Rationale".
Understanding
Understanding noun - An arrangement about action to be taken.
Rationale and understanding are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Rationale" instead a noun "Understanding".
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How words are described
| human | human rationale | human understanding |
| good | good rationale | good understanding |
| better | better rationale | better understanding |
| common | common rationale | common understanding |
| Other adjectives: perfect, genuine, logical, actual, intellectual, entire, real, great, practical, flawed, basic, different, scientific. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- I will enter into alliances with the Evil Overlord only on the understanding that the rationale he has supplied for the alliance is not the Unvarnished Truth, and furthermore that he will betray me at the moment most advantageous to him.
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