RATIONALNESS Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

rationalness

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Noun

The psychologists Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky won a Nobel Prize for pointing out that most of our decisions are not based on rationality.

— Shayla Love, Vox, 25 Oct. 2026
Brabus The Brabus Urban E Fragment Edition isn't trying to win a rationality contest.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of rationality

Noun

The lack of close coordination between these simple details undermines the structure’s coherence and intent.

— Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
In this account, its processing does not intrinsically continue the fourfold coherence through which nature sustains intelligence.

— Pravir Malik, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of coherence

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Yook plays Han Sun-woo, a legal intern who would rather be designing jewelry and who trusts his instincts over logic.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Oct. 2026
His albums have always embraced scattershot indulgence, with 18 or 25 or 34 tracks trying to capture his life and logic in toto.

— Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of logic

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Instead, applicants must complete a seven-step process that includes personality and abstract reasoning tests.

— Sam Birchall, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
The system is built to produce deterministic outputs, trace the reasoning behind them, and apply the same underlying logic consistently across mortgage files.

— Ethan Stone, Sacbee.com, 22 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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