Rationalisation
Rationalisation noun - The cognitive process of making something seem consistent with or based on reason.
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Whitewashing and rationalisation are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Whitewashing" instead a noun "Rationalisation".
Whitewashing
Rationalisation and whitewashing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Rationalisation" instead a noun "Whitewashing".
Nearby Words: whitewash, whitewashed
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Related pairs
- account and rationalisation
- account and whitewashing
- rationalization and rationalisation
- rationalization and whitewashing
- rationale and rationalisation
- rationale and whitewashing
- explanation and rationalisation
- explanation and whitewashing
- justification and rationalisation
- justification and whitewashing
- acquittal and rationalisation
- acquittal and whitewashing
- exoneration and rationalisation
- exoneration and whitewashing
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Whitewashing and Rationalisation. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/rationalisation/whitewashing
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