RATIONALITY Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

rationality

noun

Definition of rationality

as in reasonableness

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Recent Examples of rationality American rationality is very focused on efficiency; morality doesn’t have a disproportionate importance. — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 4 June 2026 To inject greater rationality into the system, a unified budget took effect in 1969. — Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 14 May 2026 Tap into desire—or, better yet, anxiety—and rationality goes out the window. — Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026 Such reactions may appear irrational under one standard yet reflect a form of rationality adapted to uncertainty, vivid impressions and limited information. — Alejandro Hortal-Sánchez, The Conversation, 24 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for rationality

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Noun

The residents are owed answers, even while understanding the reasonableness of not knowing all of them just yet.

— Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2026
Choosing life over glory is reasonableness in action.

— Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026

Definition of reasonableness

Noun

Specs AccordionItemContainerButton Minimalist and cozy are two words that come to mind when describing the Zixuan daybed, which has a clean silhouette but doesn’t feel sterile thanks to its plump pillows.

— Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 2 Sep. 2026
Another novel where the author explores how to cultivate the mind, body, home, and social circle in order to propagate creativity, and wonders what happens when any or all elements become fallow or diseased.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of mind

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After wrapping up its longest monthly losing streak on Wall Street in more than a decade, Google has started September by giving investors several reasons for optimism.

— MacKenzie Sigalos,Drew Troast, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
Another company might have seen the same 20% decline for entirely different reasons.

— James Fratzke, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026