Definitions For Rationalizing

verb

  • To think about or describe something (such as bad behavior) in a way that explains it and makes it seem proper, more attractive, etc.
  • To find ways to make (something, such as an industry, a company, etc.) waste less time, effort, and money

Is Rationalizing a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
23
Words with Friends
27

The word Rationalizing is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 27 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Rationalizing in a Sentence

  • She tried to rationalize her grandson's strange behavior by blaming it on the boy's father.
  • He couldn't rationalize buying such an expensive car.
  • She knows she shouldn't have done it—she's just trying to rationalize.

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