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Antonyms for raison dêtre
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : rey-zohn de-truh; French re-zawn de-truh |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈreɪ zoʊn ˈdɛ trə; French rɛ zɔ̃ ˈdɛ trə |
Definition of raison dêtre
Origin :- "excuse for being," 1864, first recorded in letter of J.S. Mill, from French raison d'être, literally "rational grounds for existence."
- As in justification : noun reason, excuse
- As in rationale : noun logic for belief, action
- As in function : noun capacity, job
Synonyms for raison dêtre
- absolution
- account
- acquittal
- action
- activity
- advocacy
- affair
- answer
- apologia
- apology
- approval
- argument
- basis
- behavior
- business
- charge
- concern
- confirmation
- defense
- duty
- employment
- exculpation
- excuse
- exercise
- exoneration
- explanation
- exposition
- extenuation
- faculty
- goal
- grounds
- hypothesis
- idea
- justification
- mark
- mission
- mitigation
- motivation
- motive
- object
- objective
- occupation
- office
- operation
- palliation
- palliative
- part
- philosophy
- plea
- post
- power
- pretext
- principle
- province
- purpose
- raison d'être
- rationale
- rationalization
- reason
- reasons
- rebuttal
- redemption
- reply
- response
- responsibility
- role
- salvation
- sanctification
- service
- situation
- song and dance
- sour grapes
- story
- support
- target
- task
- the big idea
- the whole idea
- theory
- use
- utility
- validation
- vindication
- warrant
- whatfor
- wherefore
- whitewashing
- whole idea
- why and wherefore
- whyfor
- work
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