RATIONALISE AWAY Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the phrase rationalise away. (close relations)
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| dismiss | verb, nounv, n | |||||
verb • bar from attention or consideration • cease to consider; put out of judicial consideration • stop associating with • terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position • end one's encounter with somebody by causing or permitting the person to leave • declare void | ||||||
| downplay | verbv | |||||
verb • represent as less significant or important • understate the importance or quality of | ||||||
| excuse | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc. • a note explaining an absence • a poor example verb • accept an excuse for • grant exemption or release to • serve as a reason or cause or justification of • defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning • ask for permission to be released from an engagement • excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with | ||||||
| justify | verbv | |||||
verb • show to be right by providing justification or proof • (used of God) declare innocent; absolve from the penalty of sin • adjust the spaces between words | ||||||
| minimize | verbv | |||||
verb • make small or insignificant • represent as less significant or important • cause to seem less serious; play down | ||||||
| rationalize | verbv | |||||
verb • defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning • weed out unwanted or unnecessary things • structure and run according to rational or scientific principles in order to achieve desired results • think rationally; employ logic or reason • remove irrational quantities from | ||||||
| rationalize away | verb, adverbv, adv | |||||
verb • substitute a natural for a supernatural explanation of | ||||||