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Synonyms for reason
ˈri zənrea·son
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Wiktionary
reasonnoun
To persuade by reasoning or argument.
to reason one into a belief; to reason one out of his plan
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causereasonnoun
To overcome or conquer by adducing reasons.
to reason down a passion
reasonverb
To find by logical process; to explain or justify by reason or argument.
to reason out the causes of the librations of the moon
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excuse
English Synonyms and Antonyms
reasonverb
To reason is to examine by means of the reason, to prove by reasoning, or to influence or seek to influence others by reasoning or reasons. Persons may contend either from mere ill will or self-interest, or from the highest motives; "That ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered to the saints," Jude 3. To argue (Latin arguo, show) is to make a matter clear by reasoning; to discuss (Latin dis, apart, and quatio, shake) is, etymologically, to shake it apart for examination and analysis. Demonstrate strictly applies to mathematical or exact reasoning; prove may be used in the same sense, but is often applied to reasoning upon matters of fact by what is called probable evidence, which can give only moral and not absolute or mathematical certainty. To demonstrate is to force the mind to a conclusion by irresistible reasoning; to prove is rather to establish a fact by evidence; as, to prove one innocent or guilty. That which has been either demonstrated or proved so as to secure general acceptance is said to be established. Reason is a neutral word, not, like argue, debate, discuss, etc., naturally or necessarily implying contest. We reason about a matter by bringing up all that reason can give us on any side. A dispute may be personal, fractious, and petty; a debate is formal and orderly; if otherwise, it becomes a mere wrangle.
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argue, contend, controvert, debate, demonstrate, discuss, dispute, establish, prove, question, wranglePreposition:
We reason with a person about a subject, for or against an opinion; we reason a person into or out of a course of action; or we may reason down an opponent or opposition; one reasons from a cause to an effect.reasonnoun
While the cause of any event, act, or fact, as commonly understood, is the power that makes it to be, the reason of or for it is the explanation given by the human mind; but reason is, in popular language, often used as equivalent to cause, especially in the sense of final cause. In the statement of any reasoning, the argument may be an entire syllogism, or the premises considered together apart from the conclusion, or in logical strictness the middle term only by which the particular conclusion is connected with the general statement. But when the reasoning is not in strict logical form, the middle term following the conclusion is called the reason; thus in the statement "All tyrants deserve death; Cæsar was a tyrant; Therefore Cæsar deserved death," "Cæsar was a tyrant" would in the strictest sense be called the argument; but if we say "Cæsar deserved death because he was a tyrant," the latter clause would be termed the reason. Compare CAUSE; REASON, v.; MIND; REASONING.
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account, aim, argument, cause, consideration, design, end, end, ground, motive, object, principle, purposePreposition:
The reason of a thing that is to be explained; the reason for a thing that is to be done.
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
reasonnoun
Synonyms:
ground, account, cause, explanation, motive, proof, apology, understanding, reasoning, rationality, right, propriety, justice, order, object, sake, purposeAntonyms:
pretext, pretence, misinterpretation, falsification, misconception, disproof, unreasonableness, absurdity, fallacy, irrationality, wrong, unreason, impropriety, unfairness, folly, aimlessness, unaccountablenessreasonverb
Princeton's WordNet
reason, groundnoun
a rational motive for a belief or action
"the reason that war was declared"; "the grounds for their declaration"
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ground, priming coat, intellect, primer, cause, background, reasonableness, undercoat, basis, grounds, solid ground, dry land, primer coat, footing, land, priming, soil, rationality, flat coat, understanding, earth, terra firmareasonnoun
an explanation of the cause of some phenomenon
"the reason a steady state was never reached was that the back pressure built up too slowly"
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cause, grounds, ground, intellect, understanding, reasonableness, rationalityreason, understanding, intellectnoun
the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination
"we are told that man is endowed with reason and capable of distinguishing good from evil"
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intellect, rationality, savvy, apprehension, discernment, cause, grounds, reasonableness, intellectual, agreement, ground, mind, sympathy, understandingrationality, reason, reasonablenessnoun
the state of having good sense and sound judgment
"his rationality may have been impaired"; "he had to rely less on reason than on rousing their emotions"
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tenability, intellect, rationality, moderateness, modestness, rationalness, grounds, reasonableness, tenableness, ground, cause, understandingcause, reason, groundsnoun
a justification for something existing or happening
"he had no cause to complain"; "they had good reason to rejoice"
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ground, suit, intellect, causal agency, yard, crusade, drive, effort, causa, evidence, case, campaign, reasonableness, movement, curtilage, rationality, grounds, lawsuit, understanding, cause, causal agentreasonverb
a fact that logically justifies some premise or conclusion
"there is reason to believe he is lying"
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cause, grounds, ground, intellect, understanding, reasonableness, rationalityreason, reason out, concludeverb
decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion
"We reasoned that it was cheaper to rent than to buy a house"
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conclude, resolve, reason out, argue, closeargue, reasonverb
present reasons and arguments
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reason out, indicate, debate, conclude, fence, argue, contendreasonverb
think logically
"The children must learn to reason"
Synonyms:
conclude, reason out, argue
Matched Categories
Editors Contribution
predicate
predicate can imply reasoning
the reason or predicate for investigation him was because of his involvement in the cover up.
Dictionary of English Synonymes
reasonnoun
Synonyms:
intellect, mind, sense, understanding, rational faculty, thinking principle, intellectual powers or faculties, discursive power or facultyreasonnoun
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cause, ground, principle, motive, consideration, account, efficient causereasonnoun
reasonnoun
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argument, reasoning, chain of reasoning, process of reasoningreasonnoun
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reasonableness, wisdom, common sense, good sense, right or just viewreasonnoun
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theory, exposition, rationalereasonverb
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draw conclusions, draw inferences, make deductionsreasonverb
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argue, debate, dispute, chop logic, try conclusions, bandy words or arguments, hold or carry on an argument
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
reasonnoun
Synonyms:
motive, consideration, design, purpose, rationality, logic, accountAssociated words:
dialectics, logic, syllogism, premises, conclusionreasonverb
Synonyms:
ratiocinate, syllogize, argue, remonstrate, expostulate
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How to use reason in a sentence?
The main reason oil investors are and have been reluctant to invest – I would say 80% of it, has to do with these fundamental issues, it’s not because Joe Biden said there’s no [new] leasing. The political factor is there, but it’s not the main reason holding them back.
It's a great day for us, the reason we're going public again is because we truly transformed the company's brand, culture and business model.
One day a few years ago I did medical rounds and I met an old lady, who told me, ‘ Doc, I don’t have any reason to live, ’ she did n’t say this as part of a suicidal depression, more like a dry statement.
I support people having a gun in public full stop, not just in your home. We don't have the right to bear arms because of burglars, we have the right to bear arms to resist the supreme power of a corrupt and abusive government. It's not about duck hunting, it's about the ability of the individual. It's the same reason we have freedom of speech.
You can’t run an airline like it’s 2019, and the reason is because the system is just stressed to the max, there’s strains everywhere, whether it’s in security or FAA staffing or systems. Across the board there are strains in the system, aircraft manufacturers delivering, having enough pilots and all of those stresses and strains means that the system is tighter.
Translations for reason
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- عقلArabic
- аҡылBashkir
- raonar, raóCatalan, Valencian
- rozumCzech
- ræsonnere, overveje, slutte, fornuftDanish
- Verstand, Grund, Vernunft, IntellektGerman
- λόγος, λογικήGreek
- raciecoEsperanto
- razónSpanish
- عقلPersian
- järki, pohtia, kohtuus, järkeillä, tekosyy, syyFinnish
- raisonFrench
- réasún, ábhar, fáthIrish
- razónGalician
- סיבהHebrew
- कारणHindi
- értelem, okHungarian
- motivo, argomentare, perché, causa, ragionare, ragioneItalian
- 思慮, 理由Japanese
- ಕಾರಣKannada
- 이성Korean
- ratioLatin
- cēlonis, saprātsLatvian
- rede, redenerenDutch
- resonnere, fornuftig, diskutere, fornuft, overveieNorwegian
- rasonOccitan
- rozum, rozumować, przekonywaćPolish
- argumentar, razão, causa, motivoPortuguese
- rațiuneRomanian
- по́вод, рассуждать, продумать, моти́в, причи́на, ра́зум, резо́нRussian
- rȁzūmSerbo-Croatian
- arësyetoj, arsyeAlbanian
- förstånd, anledning, skälSwedish
- sebepTurkish
- 原因Chinese
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