RATIONALIZE

Meaning

verb

defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning

“rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior”

Synonyms apologizeapologiseexcuserationalise

Definitions, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Related words without a link are English but not in our game word list.

Hooks

Letters you can add to the front or back of RATIONALIZE to make another valid word.

Anagrams

• realization²⁰

Words inside RATIONALIZE

80 shorter words you can make from these letters.

9-letter

• alienator⁹
• rationale⁹

8-letter

• aeration⁸
• alizarin¹⁷
• atrazine¹⁷
• inertial⁸
• latinize¹⁷
• lionizer¹⁷
• notarial⁸
• notarize¹⁷
• oriental⁸
• rational⁸
• relation⁸
• triazine¹⁷
• triazole¹⁷

7-letter

• aeolian⁷
• aileron⁷
• airline⁷
• alation⁷
• alienor⁷
• antiair⁷
• elation⁷
• inertia⁷
• ionizer¹⁶
• ironize¹⁶
• latrine⁷
• lazaret¹⁶
• lintier⁷
• lionize¹⁶
• nitrile⁷
• ratline⁷
• reliant⁷
• retinal⁷
• retinol⁷
• toenail⁷
• trenail⁷
• triazin¹⁶
• tzarina¹⁶
• zoarial¹⁶

6-letter

• aerial⁶
• aliner⁶
• antiar⁶
• antler⁶
• antral⁶
• aortae⁶
• aortal⁶
• areola⁶
• aroint⁶
• atonal⁶
• atoner⁶
• atrial⁶
• azonal¹⁵
• entail⁶
• entoil⁶
• eolian⁶
• etalon⁶
• inlier⁶
• iolite⁶
• ionize¹⁵
• lanate⁶
• lariat⁶
• larine⁶
• latino⁶
• latria⁶
• lazier¹⁵
• learnt⁶
• linear⁶
• linier⁶
• linter⁶
• loaner⁶
• loiter⁶
• nailer⁶
• narial⁶
• neroli⁶
• nitril⁶
• norite⁶
• oilier⁶
• orient⁶
• ornate⁶
• ratine⁶