The rationale behind certain New Age treatments can be dangerously wrong.
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Rationale
//ˌɹæʃ.əˈnæl//
Synonyms for "rationale" (62 found)
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Closest matches (13)
Strong matches (18)
Related words (31)
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11 entriesTranslations
48 translations across 17 languages.
Belarusian
1 entries- абгрунтаванне noun (explanation of the basis or fundamental reasons)
Bulgarian
2 entries- логично обяснение noun (explanation of the basis or fundamental reasons)
- обосновка noun (justification or rationalization)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 主教法衣 noun (liturgical vestment)
- 原理 noun (explanation of the basis or fundamental reasons)
- 推理 noun (explanation of the basis or fundamental reasons)
- 理由 noun (justification or rationalization)
Dutch
2 entries- onderbouwing noun (justification or rationalization)
- ratio noun (explanation of the basis or fundamental reasons)
Finnish
4 entries- perussyyt noun (explanation of the basis or fundamental reasons)
- perusteet noun (explanation of the basis or fundamental reasons)
- perusteet noun (justification or rationalization)
- perustelu noun (explanation of the basis or fundamental reasons)
French
4 entries- justification noun (justification or rationalization)
- raison noun (explanation of the basis or fundamental reasons)
- raison noun (justification or rationalization)
- rational noun (liturgical vestment)
German
4 entries- Argumentation noun (explanation of the basis or fundamental reasons)
- Begründung noun (explanation of the basis or fundamental reasons)
- Rationale noun (liturgical vestment)
- Superhumerale noun (liturgical vestment)
Greek
1 entries- σκεπτικό noun (explanation of the basis or fundamental reasons)
Hungarian
3 entries- indoklás noun (explanation of the basis or fundamental reasons)
- indokolás noun (justification or rationalization)
- okfejtés noun (explanation of the basis or fundamental reasons)
Italian
1 entries- razionale noun (liturgical vestment)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- rasjonale noun (explanation of the basis or fundamental reasons)
Polish
3 entries- przesłanki noun (explanation of the basis or fundamental reasons)
- racjonał noun (liturgical vestment)
- uzasadnienie noun (justification or rationalization)
Russian
4 entries- обоснова́ние noun (explanation of the basis or fundamental reasons)
- оправда́ние noun (explanation of the basis or fundamental reasons)
- основа́ние noun (explanation of the basis or fundamental reasons)
- основа́ние noun (justification or rationalization)
Serbo-Croatian
3 entries- obrazloženje noun (justification or rationalization)
- opravdanje noun (explanation of the basis or fundamental reasons)
- razlog noun (explanation of the basis or fundamental reasons)
Slovak
2 entries- zdôvodnenie noun (explanation of the basis or fundamental reasons)
- zdôvodnenie noun (justification or rationalization)
Spanish
3 entries- fundamentación noun (explanation of the basis or fundamental reasons)
- fundamento noun (explanation of the basis or fundamental reasons)
- raciocinio noun (explanation of the basis or fundamental reasons)
Turkish
2 entries- mantıklı izah noun (explanation of the basis or fundamental reasons)
- ussal açıklama noun (explanation of the basis or fundamental reasons)
Sample sentences
10 total sentences available.
The rationale is simple.
Source: tatoeba (4502141)
Be leery of those who claim someone is non compos mentis and let rationale be your judge.
Source: tatoeba (4586610)
He fired me and offered a pretextual rationale for the firing.
Source: tatoeba (6076756)
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