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raisons d'être

See definition of raisons d'être on Dictionary.com
  • as injustification
  • as inrationale
  • as infunction

synonyms for raisons d'être

  • apology
  • approval
  • argument
  • basis
  • confirmation
  • explanation
  • pretext
  • rationale
  • rationalization
  • vindication
  • absolution
  • account
  • acquittal
  • advocacy
  • answer
  • apologia
  • cop-out
  • defense
  • exculpation
  • exoneration
  • extenuation
  • grounds
  • idea
  • mitigation
  • palliation
  • palliative
  • plea
  • rebuttal
  • reply
  • response
  • sanctification
  • story
  • support
  • validation
  • warrant
  • wherefore
  • raison d'être
  • song and dance
  • whatfor
  • whitewashing
  • whole idea
  • why and wherefore
On this page you'll find 117 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to raisons d'être, such as: apology, approval, argument, basis, confirmation, and explanation.

antonyms for raisons d'être

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  • charge
  • indictment
  • opposition
  • question
  • request
  • sentence
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How to use raisons d'être in a sentence

I conceive, therefore, that a novel which takes our daily sustenance as one of its themes has the best of all raisons d'etre.
THE FAT AND THE THINEMILE ZOLA
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OCTOBER 26, 1985
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