Synonyms of rationalizing

rationalizing

verb

present participle of rationalize

as in explaining

to give the reason for or cause of

rationalized his decision to buy the new car by noting that it was more fuel efficient than his old vehicle

Synonyms & Similar Words

• explaining
• justifying
• attributing
• accounting (for)
• condoning
• excusing
• forgiving
• explaining away
• exonerating
• absolving
• vindicating
• exculpating
• acquitting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rationalizing

With this setup, and with two stars who have done well playing characters on their respective Houses with a great capacity for rationalizing their cruelty to others, The Girlfriend could easily get away with going back and forth on the blame game for most of its six-hour length. —Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025

This entails the messy but necessary work of (finally) consolidating and rationalizing your tech portfolio to weed out duplicative or unneeded systems and applications. —Forrester, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025