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rhyme or reason
noun as in rationality
Strongest match
Strong matches
noun as in rationalness
Strong matches
Example Sentences
As the GOP rallies behind Donald Trump for president, despite his 34 felony convictions, there appears to be no rhyme or reason to what Republicans consider a bridge too far.
“We're starting to just send stuff up there just because we can. There's no sort of rhyme or reason anymore,” says Michelle Hanlon, a space lawyer and founder of For All Moonkind, an organisation that seeks to protect the Apollo landing sites.
“Same old putt and the same result. My personal best was a 74 here and today I shoot 68. Can’t explain. There’s no rhyme or reason to why I shot what I did today. Putts were just falling.”
“People have done so much worse things and gotten less. There’s no rhyme or reason to this #MeToo-type punishment.”
“Enough. Enough. It’s not the end of the world. People have done so much worse things and gotten less. There’s no rhyme or reason to the Me Too-type punishments.”
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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