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/ˌɹæʃ.əˈnɑːl/ · noun
An explanation of the basis or fundamental reasons for something..
He confirmed that Bashir successfully manipulated Diana’s paranoia by showing her brother, Earl Spencer, forged documents that “proved” her closest advisers had betrayed her to the palace, inflaming her desire to speak out for herself. Bashir lied his way to the biggest TV scoop of the 20th century. Dyson’s censure at least gave her two sons some rationale for why Diana did something so destructive to their happiness.
the local bishop, H.E. Gregor Maria Hanke, is shown wearing that rarest of liturgical garments, the rationale.
Use rationale when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Rationale means An explanation of the basis or fundamental reasons for something..
Common synonyms include reasoning, rationalization, principle.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
He confirmed that Bashir successfully manipulated Diana’s paranoia by showing her brother, Earl Spencer, forged documents that “proved” her closest advisers had betrayed her to the palace, inflaming her desire to speak out for herself. Bashir lied his way to the biggest TV scoop of the 20th century. Dyson’s censure at least gave her two sons some rationale for why Diana did something so destructive to their happiness.
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