Reason

/ˈɹiː.zən/

Synonyms for "reason" (538 found)

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Closest matches (108)

Noun(30 words)
causegroundsrationalityaccountanalysesangle chasingargueargue forarguingargumentargumentsascertainingbase a claimbase decisions on factsbiosystems thinkingcausacause of unbalancecircumstancecircumstancingclaim denial
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cogitatingcomputecompute the resultcomputing operationconcludeconcludingconessiconstructconstruct based taskconvince
Verb(10 words)
argueascertaincalculatescalycularcause motioncause problemscogitatedcomputesconcludeconnected to ground
Adjective(4 words)
catalan motiucausal basisclear argumentcoarsest ground

Strong matches (161)

Noun(33 words)
critical thinkingcudgelcudgelingcudgellingculpritdeducededucingdelayderived fromdiagnosingexcusesexplainexplanationfigure the answerfiguresgathered evidencegathering spacegerman motivgroundgrounding adjective
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guess basedhuman brainimpetusesindicationinferinferringintellectintellectsintend tointentintuitingitalian motivoitem of proof
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discursive reasondiscussdiscuss withdisentanglementdissuadedraw a conclusiondraw an inferencedue sense ofdue toeditingelenchuselucidationemendationendend resultenlightenmententertain ideasespritestimateeuhemerismexamineexchange observationsexchange viewsexcuseexegesisexemplificationexercise the mindexplanationexplicationexpositionexpoundingextractfetchfigure outfindfindingfinding-outfittingform ideasfoundationgathergeneralizegleango intogoalgood reasongood sensegray mattergroundgroundsguessguiding lightguiding starhandlehave conversationsheadheadpiecehealthy mindhold conferencehorse sensehypothesizeideaidealideateignoratio elenchiilluminationillustrationinduceinductioninductive reasoninginferinferenceinsightinspirationinstanceintellectintellectionintellectual facultyintellectualizeintelligenceintentioninterpretationinvestigateissue
Verb(16 words)
deduceddeducesdeductderivedderivesderivingelevate discussionexplain causeexplainsexpostulatesform the basisgather notesindicate resultsinterpretedinterpretsinterrelate
Adjective(7 words)
driving actiondriving factordutch grondgerman grundgerman kraft engineeringhard puzzleindividual motive
Preposition(1 words)
for a reason

Related words (269)

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material basismattermensmental balancemental capacitymental equilibriummental healthmental hygienemental poisementalitymindmotivenegotiatenormalcynormalitynormalnessnousobjectobjectiveoccasionon account ofoutcomeowing topalaverparleypass under reviewpercipienceperspicacitypersuadephilosophizephilosophyplaidoyerplain senseplausibilitypleaplead withpleadingpointponderpower of reasonpowwowpractical mindpractical wisdompracticalitypresumptionpretensepretextprevail uponprincipleproproofproperprospros and consprovide a rationaleprovocationpsychepurposeput heads togetherrapratioratiocinationrationalrational groundrationalerationalismrationalityrationalizationrationalizerationalizingreason aboutreason forreason thatreason the pointreason whyreason withreasonabilityreasonablereasonablenessreasoningreasoning facultyreckonrefer toreflectrefutationresolutionresolvingresultreviewriddlingrightright mindsakesanemindednesssanenesssanityscoreseedsensesensessensiblesensiblenesssiftsimplificationsit down togethersit down withsmartssober sensessober-mindednesssobernesssobrietysolutionsolvingsophistrysorting outsoulsound mindsound sensesoundnesssoundness of mindsourcespecial pleadingspecious reasoningspeculatespringstated causestudysubjectsubstancesweet reasonsyllogizesynthesizetake as provedtake counseltake uptake up withtalktalk abouttalk oftalk overtalking pointthe big ideathe ideathe whatforthe whereforethe whytheorizethinkthoughtthresh outtitletreasurytreatulterior motiveunderlying reasonunderstandingunlockingunravelingunriddlingunscramblingunspinninguntanglinguntwistingunweavingupshoturgeuse reasonventilatevernunftvindicationvocationwarrantwhat forwhereforewholesomenesswhywhyforwitwork outworkingworking-out
Noun(47 words)
judgmentjustificationjustifyjustify with evidencelegal groundslimited justificationlogiclogoslágrima de tristezamechanismmore concludingmotion causemotivatingmotivationmotivationsmotivemotivesnecessityoccasionpersuade
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philosophizingpiece the puzzlepiece togetherpointspresent a strong argumentpresent basisprocessprocessing capacityrationalesrationality and logicreasonablenessreasoning puzzleself interest motivespanish causasupportsupporting detailsystems thinking activitythat which causestheory buildingthink calmlythinkingtreat others civillyunderstandingverbalizingwarrantswhereforeswhys
Adjective(8 words)
logical groundslogical justificationlogical reasonnorwegian grunnsensible thinkingstrong motivationsswedish grundthinking skills
Determiner(3 words)
most computingno causethe cause
Preposition(2 words)
of originwith no justification

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More general

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More specific

20 entries
analytical thoughtapply rulescite evidencecounterargumentcritical analysisdebate a pointdeductive reasoningexplain causefactual reasoninductive reasoningjustify claimlogical reasonmake predictionsmediate disagreementnegotiate meaningpersonal motive

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Collocations

11 entries
give reasonmain reasonreason aboutreason aloudreason forreason logicallyreason throughreason whyreason withreasoning skillsstrong reason

Inflections

3 entries

Derivations

5 entries

Translations

146 translations across 88 languages.

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Aghwan

1 entries
  • 𐕗𐔰𐕊𐔰𐕙 noun (that which causes: a cause)

Albanian

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  • arsye noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • shkak noun (that which causes: a cause)

Ancient Greek

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  • αἰτία noun (that which causes: a cause)

Arabic

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  • سبب noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • سبب noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • سَبَب noun (that which causes: a cause)

Armenian

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  • պատճառ noun (that which causes: a cause)

Assamese

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  • কাৰণ noun (that which causes: a cause)

Avar

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  • сабаб noun (that which causes: a cause)

Azerbaijani

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  • səbəb noun (that which causes: a cause)

Bashkir

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  • сәбәп noun (that which causes: a cause)

Basque

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  • arrazoi noun (that which causes: a cause)

Belarusian

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  • прычы́на noun (that which causes: a cause)

Bengali

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  • কারণ noun (that which causes: a cause)

Bulgarian

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  • причи́на noun (that which causes: a cause)

Burmese

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  • ဟိတ် noun (that which causes: a cause)

Catalan

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  • causa noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • motiu noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • raó noun (that which causes: a cause)

Cebuano

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  • rason noun (that which causes: a cause)

Chichewa

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  • chifukwa noun (that which causes: a cause)

Chinese Cantonese

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  • 原因 noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • 理由 noun (that which causes: a cause)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries
  • 原因 noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • 理由 noun (that which causes: a cause)

Crimean Tatar

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  • sebep noun (that which causes: a cause)

Czech

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  • příčina noun (that which causes: a cause)

Danish

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  • grund noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • årsag noun (that which causes: a cause)

Dutch

3 entries
  • grond noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • oorzaak noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • reden noun (that which causes: a cause)

Eastern Mari

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  • амал noun (that which causes: a cause)

Esperanto

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  • kialo noun (that which causes: a cause)

Estonian

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  • põhjus noun (that which causes: a cause)

Finnish

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  • syy noun (that which causes: a cause)

French

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  • cause noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • raison noun (that which causes: a cause)

Galician

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  • razón noun (that which causes: a cause)

Georgian

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  • მიზეზი noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • საბაბი noun (that which causes: a cause)

German

2 entries
  • Grund noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • Ursache noun (that which causes: a cause)

Greek

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  • λόγος noun (that which causes: a cause)

Hebrew

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  • סיבה \ סִבָּה noun (that which causes: a cause)

Hindi

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  • कारण noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • बाइस noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • वजह noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • सबब noun (that which causes: a cause)

Hungarian

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  • ok noun (that which causes: a cause)

Icelandic

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  • orsök noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • ástæða noun (that which causes: a cause)

Indonesian

2 entries
  • alasan noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • sebab noun (that which causes: a cause)

Iranian Persian

2 entries
  • دَلیل noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • سَبَب noun (that which causes: a cause)

Irish

2 entries
  • fáth noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • ábhar noun (that which causes: a cause)

Italian

3 entries
  • causa noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • perché noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • ragione noun (that which causes: a cause)

Japanese

2 entries
  • 原因 noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • 理由 noun (that which causes: a cause)

Kapampangan

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  • sangkan noun (that which causes: a cause)

Kazakh

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  • себеп noun (that which causes: a cause)

Khmer

3 entries
  • ករណី noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • សាហេតុ noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • ហេតុ noun (that which causes: a cause)

Korean

3 entries
  • 리유 noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • 원인 noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • 이유 noun (that which causes: a cause)

Kyrgyz

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  • себеп noun (that which causes: a cause)

Lao

2 entries
  • ສາເຫດ noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • ເຫດຜົນ noun (that which causes: a cause)

Latin

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  • causa noun (that which causes: a cause)

Latvian

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  • cēlonis noun (that which causes: a cause)

Lithuanian

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  • priežastis noun (that which causes: a cause)

Macedonian

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  • при́чина noun (that which causes: a cause)

Malay

2 entries
  • alasan noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • sebab noun (that which causes: a cause)

Malayalam

2 entries
  • -കൊണ്ട് noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • കാരണം noun (that which causes: a cause)

Mongolian

2 entries
  • учир noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • шалтгаан noun (that which causes: a cause)

Northern Kurdish

3 entries
  • sebeb noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • sedem noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • semed noun (that which causes: a cause)

Norwegian Bokmål

2 entries
  • grunn noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • årsak noun (that which causes: a cause)

Nǀuu

2 entries
  • kxʼuki noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • ǃʻama noun (that which causes: a cause)

Occitan

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  • rason noun (that which causes: a cause)

Old English

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  • intinga noun (that which causes: a cause)

Old Irish

2 entries
  • accuis noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • adbar noun (that which causes: a cause)

Ottoman Turkish

2 entries
  • سبب noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • علت noun (that which causes: a cause)

Paicî

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  • mäjoro noun (that which causes: a cause)

Pannonian Rusyn

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  • причина noun (that which causes: a cause)

Pashto

2 entries
  • دليل noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • سبب noun (that which causes: a cause)

Polish

1 entries
  • przyczyna noun (that which causes: a cause)

Portuguese

3 entries
  • causa noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • motivo noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • razão noun (that which causes: a cause)

Romanian

2 entries
  • cauză noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • pricină noun (that which causes: a cause)

Russian

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  • причи́на noun (that which causes: a cause)

Serbo-Croatian

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  • rázlog noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • ùzrok noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • ра́злог noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • у̀зрок noun (that which causes: a cause)

Sikkimese

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  • རྐྱེན noun (that which causes: a cause)

Silesian

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  • prziczyna noun (that which causes: a cause)

Slovak

2 entries
  • dôvod noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • príčina noun (that which causes: a cause)

Slovene

2 entries
  • razlog noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • vzrok noun (that which causes: a cause)

Spanish

2 entries
  • causa noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • razón noun (that which causes: a cause)

Swedish

4 entries
  • anledning noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • grund noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • orsak noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • skäl noun (that which causes: a cause)

Tagalog

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  • rason noun (that which causes: a cause)

Tajik

2 entries
  • далел noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • сабаб noun (that which causes: a cause)

Tamil

1 entries
  • காரணம் noun (that which causes: a cause)

Tatar

1 entries
  • сәбәп noun (that which causes: a cause)

Thai

3 entries
  • สาเหตุ noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • เหตุ noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • เหตุผล noun (that which causes: a cause)

Turkish

2 entries
  • neden noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • sebep noun (that which causes: a cause)

Turkmen

1 entries
  • sebäp noun (that which causes: a cause)

Ukrainian

1 entries
  • причи́на noun (that which causes: a cause)

Urdu

4 entries
  • باعِث noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • سَبَب noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • وَجَہ noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • وَجَہْ noun (that which causes: a cause)

Uyghur

1 entries
  • سەۋەب noun (that which causes: a cause)

Uzbek

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  • sabab noun (that which causes: a cause)

Venetan

1 entries
  • rexon noun (that which causes: a cause)

Vietnamese

2 entries
  • lý do noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • nguyên nhân noun (that which causes: a cause)

Sample sentences

33 total sentences available.

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For some reason I feel more alive at night.

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You are too old not to see the reason.

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Do you know the reason?

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You may have good reason to think that your youth is over.

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