RATIONALNESS Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

rationalness

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To take the intentional stance toward a system is to accord it a degree of autonomy and rationality—to say that its design is working.

— Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2026
But nuance, rationality, perspective, and experience are not valuable commodities in college football, however, considering social media dunks are far more exciting and attention grabbing.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of rationality

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Push on that flimsy framing, though, and Carrie’s thematic coherence crumbles.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2026
Despite this informal, jam-forward approach, however, Silk Fence appear to be chasing something; an understated but steady coherence gives direction to even their most wandering moments.

— Reed Jackson, SPIN, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of coherence

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These novels are puzzles at their core, and using logic to solve the mystery before it’s revealed in the book is, to me, the main pleasure in reading them.

— New York Times, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Sensing an opening, the Houthi leadership responded by invoking a logic of tit-for-tat retaliation.

— Laurent Bonnefoy, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of logic

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The company also says its accuracy approaches that of NVIDIA’s largest reasoning model, despite having roughly one-fifth as many parameters.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026
The reasoning for his second placement on administrative leave is unclear at this time.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of reasoning

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Backhaus, by contrast, works it all out for her audience in terms that might be hopeful but lack theatrical cogency.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
In one of its most demanding assignments of recent memory, the San Francisco Opera Chorus led by John Keene embodies one population after another — monkeys, undersea dwellers, gods and heavenly hangers-on — and does it with power and cogency.

— Joshua Kosman, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Nov. 2025

Definition of cogency

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