Synonyms for rationalize
- verb
- American English
Definitions
- v. 1
To make something rational or more rational.
- v. 2
To justify a discreditable act, or irrational behaviour.
Related words
- Word family
- rationalization
- Other spellings
- rationalise UK
Forms
- Past participle
- rationalized
e.g. rationalized → excused, apologized, pruned, euhemerized…
Example sentences
- excuse Excuse me, but where is the men's shoe department?
- prune Your vagina is not going to shrivel up like a prune.
By length
- 3 letters
- cut1
- 5 letters
- prune1
- 6 letters
- excuse2
- 9 letters
- apologize4, apologise4
- 10 letters
- euhemerize, euhemerise
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (excuse2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- rationaliser