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rationalizable

rationalizable

8.0
A choice or action you can explain by giving clear reasons
  • adjective
  • /ˌræʃəˈnəˌlaɪzəbl/
  • US
translation icon : racionalizable
  • His argument was rationalizable, as he provided strong evidence to support his claims.

Examples

  • Her decision to invest in that company was rationalizable by the market trends she studied.

  • The scientist's theory was rationalizable through a series of logical deductions.

  • A consumption data set is either not rationalizable at all.

Synonyms

understandable
vsrationalizable
171 1.6

Clear and easy to see what it means or why someone feels that way

means being clear but not necessarily justified by reason or logic
comprehensible
vsrationalizable
11 3.7

Easy to understand

depends on reasoned justification rather than only being easy to grasp
explainable
vsrationalizable
7 3.8

Easy to understand

calls for a reasoned account rather than mere surface clarity
explicable
vsrationalizable
2 5.5

Something people can understand because there is a clear reason

needs explanation grounded in reason and logical justification
interpretable
vsrationalizable
1 5.7

Able to be understood or explained

requires being justified by logical reasoning, not just open to reading
deducible
vsrationalizable
1 6.6

Able to be worked out from the given information

requires being justified specifically by reason or logical argument
fathomable
vsrationalizable
1 4.9

Easy to understand

requires explanation by reason and logical support rather than just sense
comprehendible
vsrationalizable
3.7

Easy to understand

is similar but needs a logical reason or justification to be valid

How Justifiable

rationalizable
  • US
8.0
justifiable
37 5.1
plausible
129 7.2
questionable
176 3.9

Surface Forms

rationalizable positive

Morphology

rationalizable = rationalize (transparent) = rational + ize + able

The form is directly built from the verb 'rationalize' + the productive adjectival suffix '-able' meaning 'able to be'.

Etymology

Rationalizable comes from the root ratio ('reason') and the ending -able ('can be'). So something rationalizable is 'able to be shown by reason', which is why it means it can be explained or justified by logic.