Rationalization
Rationalization noun - The cognitive process of making something seem consistent with or based on reason.
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Sense and rationalization are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sense" instead a noun "Rationalization".
Sense
Sense noun - An indefinite physical response to a stimulus.
Rationalization and sense are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Rationalization" instead a noun "Sense".
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- All of the culminates when he kills Mara Jade, who had caught onto his downfall, for a reason (or at least a rationalization) that makes almost zero sense and was later completely abandoned by the series.
Source: Motive Decay
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Sense and Rationalization. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/rationalization/sense
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