rationaladjective
uk/ˈræʃ.ən.əl/us/ˈræʃ.ən.əl/C1 based on clear thought and reason:
There must be some rational explanation for what happened.
a rational act/course of action
a rational argument/decision
He was too upset to be rational.
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- In that state of mind you can't make a rational decision.
- I'm sure there's a perfectly rational explanation for it.
- Adrenalin blocks out all rational thought.
- He has a very rational way of looking at things.
- Let's wait till we can have a rational discussion.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Logic and reason
- a priori
- cerebral
- clear head
- clearly
- coherent
- conceptual
- inductive
- intellectual
- intellectualize
- lateral thinking
- logic
- pop psychology
- positivism
- positivist
- premise
- QED
- reasoning
- solipsism
- sophism
- sophistry
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rationality
noun [ U ] uk/ˌræʃ.ənˈæl.ə.ti/us/ˌræʃ.ənˈæl.ə.t̬i/
Science rests on the ideals of objectivity and rationality.