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rhyme or reason

NOUN

rationality

Synonyms

STRONGEST

logic

STRONG

acceptation advantage burden core definition drift gist good heart implication import interpretation matter meat message nitty-gritty nuance nub purport purpose rationale rationalness reason short significance signification stuff substance thrust understanding upshot value worth

WEAK

bottom line denotatiton intendment meat and potatoes name of the game nature of the beast nuts and bolts punch line significancy

Antonyms

STRONG

disadvantage exterior exteriority insignificance meaninglessness outside surface

NOUN

rationalness

Synonyms

STRONG

acceptation advantage burden core definition drift gist good heart implication import interpretation logic matter meat message nitty-gritty nuance nub purport purpose rationale rationality reason short significance signification stuff substance thrust understanding upshot value worth

WEAK

bottom line denotatiton intendment meat and potatoes name of the game nature of the beast nuts and bolts punch line significancy

Antonyms

STRONG

disadvantage exterior exteriority insignificance meaninglessness outside surface

Example Sentences

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That’s not to say there’s any rhyme or reason to the stock moves most days.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

“I don’t have a rhyme or reason for the words I make up,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

"We suddenly realised people were complaining for no rhyme or reason, as if it was pre-planned that they are not going to pay for their meal," he said.

From BBC • Jul. 31, 2025

“I feel like of the two of us, fate flipped a coin and I ended up being allowed to survive my study abroad. And she didn't. There's no rhyme or reason for that.”

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2025

There was no rhyme or reason to whether we lived or died.

From "Prisoner B-3087" by Alan Gratz

rhyme or reason

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