Synonyms and Antonyms of rationalise

(verb.possession)
rationalize
structure and run according to rational or scientific principles in order to achieve desired results (verb.possession)
(verb.communication)
apologise, apologize, excuse, justify, rationalize
defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning (verb.communication)
(verb.change)
cut, prune, rationalize
weed out unwanted or unnecessary things (verb.change)

weed out unwanted or unnecessary things (verb.change)

curb, curtail, cut back, restrict
place restrictions on (verb.change)
(verb.change)
bring down, cut, cut back, cut down, reduce, trim, trim back, trim down
cut down on; make a reduction in (verb.change)
(verb.change)
cut out
delete or remove (verb.change)

defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning (verb.communication)

defend, fend for, support
argue or speak in defense of (verb.communication)
remove irrational quantities from (verb.change)

alter, change, modify
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation (verb.change)
structure and run according to rational or scientific principles in order to achieve desired results (verb.possession)

organise, organize
cause to be structured or ordered or operating according to some principle or idea (verb.social)
think rationally; employ logic or reason (verb.cognition)

cerebrate, cogitate, think
use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments (verb.cognition)
weed out unwanted or unnecessary things (verb.change)

do away with, eliminate, extinguish, get rid of
terminate, end, or take out (verb.change)

defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning (verb.communication)

color, colour, gloss
give a deceptive explanation or excuse for (verb.communication)
(verb.communication)
plead
offer as an excuse or plea (verb.communication)
(verb.communication)
extenuate, mitigate, palliate
lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (verb.communication)

(noun.act)
justification
the act of defending or explaining or making excuses for by reasoning (noun.act)
(noun.communication)
apology
an expression of regret at having caused trouble for someone (noun.communication)
(noun.communication)
apologia, apology
a formal written defense of something you believe in strongly (noun.communication)
(noun.communication)
alibi, exculpation, excuse, self-justification
a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc. (noun.communication)
(noun.person)
apologist, justifier, vindicator
a person who argues to defend or justify some policy or institution (noun.person)
(adj.all)
apologetic, excusatory
offering or expressing apology (adj.all)
(adj.all)
defensive, justificative, justificatory
attempting to justify or defend in speech or writing (adj.all)
(adj.all)
justifiable
capable of being justified (adj.all)
remove irrational quantities from (verb.change)

rationalisation, rationalization
(mathematics) the simplification of an expression or equation by eliminating radicals without changing the value of the expression or the roots of the more.. (noun.act)
think rationally; employ logic or reason (verb.cognition)

rationalisation, rationalization, systematisation, systematization
systematic organization; the act of organizing something according to a system or a rationale (noun.act)

remove irrational quantities from (verb.change)

math, mathematics, maths
a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement (noun.cognition)

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