Reason

//ˈɹiː.zən//

Synonyms for "reason" (390 found)

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Strong matches (117)

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draw an inference due sense of due to editing elenchus elucidation emendation end end result enlightenment entertain ideas esprit estimate euhemerism examine exchange observations exchange views exegesis exemplification exercise the mind explanation explication exposition expounding extract fetch figure out find finding finding-out fitting form ideas foundation gather generalize glean go into goal good reason good sense gray matter ground grounds guess guiding light guiding star handle have conversations head headpiece healthy mind hold conference horse sense hypothesize idea ideal ideate ignoratio elenchi illumination illustration induce induction inductive reasoning infer inference insight inspiration instance intellect intellection intellectual faculty intellectualize intelligence intention interpretation investigate issue judgement justifiability justifiable justification justness knock around level head levelheadedness light lodestar logic logical reasoning logical thought logicality logicalize

Noun(5 words)

effect excuse ground grounds intellect

Related words (195)

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normalcy normality normalness nous object objective occasion on account of outcome owing to palaver parley pass under review percipience perspicacity persuade philosophize philosophy plaidoyer plain sense plausibility plea plead with pleading point ponder power of reason powwow practical mind practical wisdom practicality presumption pretense pretext prevail upon principle pro proof proper pros pros and cons provide a rationale provocation psyche purpose put heads together rap ratio ratiocination rational rational ground rationalism rationalization rationalize rationalizing reason about reason for reason that reason the point reason why reason with reasonability reasonable reasonableness reasoning reasoning faculty reckon refer to reflect refutation resolution resolving result review riddling right right mind sake sanemindedness saneness sanity score seed sense senses sensible sensibleness sift simplification sit down together sit down with smarts sober senses sober-mindedness soberness sobriety solution solving sophistry sorting out soul sound mind sound sense soundness soundness of mind source special pleading specious reasoning speculate spring stated cause study subject substance sweet reason syllogize synthesize take as proved take counsel take up take up with talk talk about talk of talk over talking point the big idea the idea the whatfor the wherefore the why theorize think thought thresh out title treasury treat ulterior motive underlying reason understanding unlocking unraveling unriddling unscrambling unspinning untangling untwisting unweaving upshot urge use reason ventilate vernunft vindication vocation warrant what for wherefore wholesomeness why whyfor wit work out working working-out

Noun(8 words)

motive rationale rationality reasonableness that which causes token understanding wall plate

Verb(1 words)

reason out

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

11 relation types

More general

16 entries

account cerebrate cogitate explanation fact faculty justification lay out mental faculty module present rational motive represent saneness sanity think

Antonyms

3 entries

irrationality madness random

Synonyms

5 entries

argue cause excuse rationale rationality

dbpedia genre

1 entries

science fiction

defined as

1 entries

highest form of enquiry

derived

54 entries

13th reason age of reason antireason beyond a reason of a doubt beyond reason of a doubt by reason of counterreason everything happens for a reason for XYZ reasons for no good reason for one reason or another for some reason have reason in reason instrumental reason

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etymologically related_to

1 entries

ratio

has context

1 entries

mathematics

is a

5 entries

explanation fact faculty rational motive written work

manner of

1 entries

think

related to

85 entries

about adduce answer argue because because of because why brain brain function capacity cause cognitive common common sense conception confute

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Translations

371 translations across 98 languages.

Aghwan

1 entries

𐕗𐔰𐕊𐔰𐕙 noun (that which causes: a cause)

Albanian

4 entries

arsye noun (that which causes: a cause)
arsye noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)
shkak noun (that which causes: a cause)
arësyetoj verb (to deduce by being rational)

Ancient Greek

3 entries

αἰτία noun (that which causes: a cause)
αἰτία noun (motive for an action or determination)
λογισμός noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)

Arabic

4 entries

سبب noun (that which causes: a cause)
سبب noun (that which causes: a cause)
سَبَب noun (that which causes: a cause)
عَقْل noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)

Armenian

4 entries

բանականություն noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)
դրդապատճառ noun (motive for an action or determination)
պատճառ noun (that which causes: a cause)
պատճառ noun (motive for an action or determination)

Assamese

1 entries

কাৰণ noun (that which causes: a cause)

Asturian

1 entries

razón noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)

Avar

1 entries

сабаб noun (that which causes: a cause)

Azerbaijani

3 entries

bəhanə noun (excuse, explanation: thought or consideration offered in support of a determination)
səbəb noun (that which causes: a cause)
əsas noun (excuse, explanation: thought or consideration offered in support of a determination)

Bashkir

2 entries

аҡыл noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)
сәбәп noun (that which causes: a cause)

Basque

1 entries

arrazoi noun (that which causes: a cause)

Belarusian

4 entries

прычы́на noun (that which causes: a cause)
ра́цыя noun (excuse, explanation: thought or consideration offered in support of a determination)
ро́зум noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)
слу́шнасць noun (something reasonable)

Bengali

1 entries

কারণ noun (that which causes: a cause)

Bulgarian

4 entries

аргуме́нт noun (something reasonable)
моти́в noun (motive for an action or determination)
оправда́ние noun (excuse, explanation: thought or consideration offered in support of a determination)
основа́ние noun (motive for an action or determination)

Burmese

1 entries

ဟိတ် noun (that which causes: a cause)

Catalan

4 entries

causa noun (that which causes: a cause)
excusa noun (excuse, explanation: thought or consideration offered in support of a determination)
motiu noun (that which causes: a cause)
motiu noun (motive for an action or determination)

Cebuano

1 entries

rason noun (that which causes: a cause)

Chichewa

1 entries

chifukwa noun (that which causes: a cause)

Chinese Cantonese

4 entries

原因 noun (that which causes: a cause)
原因 noun (motive for an action or determination)
理由 noun (that which causes: a cause)
理由 noun (motive for an action or determination)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries

原因 noun (that which causes: a cause)
原因 noun (motive for an action or determination)
理性 noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)
理智 noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)

Church Slavic

1 entries

разоумъ noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)

Crimean Tatar

1 entries

sebep noun (that which causes: a cause)

Czech

4 entries

důvod noun (motive for an action or determination)
důvod noun (excuse, explanation: thought or consideration offered in support of a determination)
příčina noun (that which causes: a cause)
rozum noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)

Danish

4 entries

fornuft noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)
grund noun (that which causes: a cause)
grund noun (motive for an action or determination)
årsag noun (that which causes: a cause)

Dutch

4 entries

grond noun (that which causes: a cause)
oorzaak noun (that which causes: a cause)
rede noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)
reden noun (that which causes: a cause)

Eastern Mari

2 entries

амал noun (that which causes: a cause)
амал noun (excuse, explanation: thought or consideration offered in support of a determination)

Esperanto

4 entries

kialo noun (that which causes: a cause)
kialo noun (motive for an action or determination)
racieco noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)
racio noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)

Estonian

1 entries

põhjus noun (that which causes: a cause)

Finnish

4 entries

järki noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)
kohtuus noun (something reasonable)
syy noun (that which causes: a cause)
syy noun (motive for an action or determination)

French

4 entries

cause noun (that which causes: a cause)
raison noun (that which causes: a cause)
raison noun (motive for an action or determination)
raison noun (excuse, explanation: thought or consideration offered in support of a determination)

Friulian

1 entries

reson noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)

Galician

2 entries

razón noun (that which causes: a cause)
razón noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)

Georgian

4 entries

გონება noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)
მიზეზი noun (that which causes: a cause)
მიზეზი noun (motive for an action or determination)
საბაბი noun (that which causes: a cause)

German

4 entries

Grund noun (that which causes: a cause)
Grund noun (motive for an action or determination)
Grund noun (excuse, explanation: thought or consideration offered in support of a determination)
Intellekt noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)

Gothic

2 entries

𐌷𐌿𐌲𐍃 noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)
𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌸𐌹 noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)

Greek

4 entries

δικαιολογία noun (excuse, explanation: thought or consideration offered in support of a determination)
λογική noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)
λόγος noun (that which causes: a cause)
λόγος noun (excuse, explanation: thought or consideration offered in support of a determination)

Haitian Creole

1 entries

rezon noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)

Hebrew

2 entries

הִגָּיוֹן noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)
סיבה \ סִבָּה noun (that which causes: a cause)

Hindi

4 entries

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

4 entries

gondolkodás noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)
indok noun (excuse, explanation: thought or consideration offered in support of a determination)
indíték noun (motive for an action or determination)
ok noun (that which causes: a cause)

Icelandic

2 entries

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

Indonesian

4 entries

alasan noun (that which causes: a cause)
alasan noun (motive for an action or determination)
beralasan noun (something reasonable)
motif noun (motive for an action or determination)

Ingrian

1 entries

tolkku noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)

Iranian Persian

2 entries

دَلیل noun (that which causes: a cause)
سَبَب noun (that which causes: a cause)

Irish

4 entries

ciall noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)
fáth noun (that which causes: a cause)
fáth noun (motive for an action or determination)
fáth noun (excuse, explanation: thought or consideration offered in support of a determination)

Italian

4 entries

causa noun (that which causes: a cause)
motivo noun (motive for an action or determination)
perché noun (that which causes: a cause)
pretesa noun (excuse, explanation: thought or consideration offered in support of a determination)

Japanese

4 entries

原因 noun (that which causes: a cause)
思慮 noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)
理性 noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)
理由 noun (that which causes: a cause)

Kapampangan

1 entries

sangkan noun (that which causes: a cause)

Kazakh

2 entries

ақыл-парасат noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)
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

4 entries

리유 noun (that which causes: a cause)
원인 noun (that which causes: a cause)
이성 noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)
이유 noun (that which causes: a cause)

Kyrgyz

1 entries

себеп noun (that which causes: a cause)

Ladin

1 entries

rejon noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)

Lao

2 entries

ສາເຫດ noun (that which causes: a cause)
ເຫດຜົນ noun (that which causes: a cause)

Latin

4 entries

causa noun (that which causes: a cause)
causa noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)
ratio noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)
ratiō noun (motive for an action or determination)

Latvian

2 entries

cēlonis noun (that which causes: a cause)
saprāts noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)

Lithuanian

1 entries

priežastis noun (that which causes: a cause)

Macedonian

1 entries

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

3 entries

കാരണം noun (that which causes: a cause)
കൊണ്ട് noun (that which causes: a cause)
യുക്തി noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)

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

3 entries

diskutere fornuftig verb (to converse; to compare opinions)
overveie verb (to deduce by being rational)
resonnere verb (to deduce by being rational)

Norwegian Bokmål

4 entries

fornuft noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)
grunn noun (that which causes: a cause)
grunn noun (motive for an action or determination)
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

2 entries

rason noun (that which causes: a cause)
rason noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)

Old English

1 entries

intinga noun (that which causes: a cause)

Old French

2 entries

raison noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)
reson noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)

Old Irish

4 entries

accuis noun (that which causes: a cause)
adbar noun (that which causes: a cause)
adbar noun (motive for an action or determination)
adbar noun (excuse, explanation: thought or consideration offered in support of a determination)

Ottoman Turkish

4 entries

ادراك noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)
سبب noun (that which causes: a cause)
عقل noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)
علت noun (that which causes: a cause)

Paicî

1 entries

mäjoro noun (that which causes: a cause)

Pannonian Rusyn

1 entries

причина noun (that which causes: a cause)

Pashto

2 entries

دليل noun (that which causes: a cause)
سبب noun (that which causes: a cause)

Persian

1 entries

عقل noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)

Polish

4 entries

powód noun (motive for an action or determination)
powód noun (excuse, explanation: thought or consideration offered in support of a determination)
przyczyna noun (that which causes: a cause)
racja noun (excuse, explanation: thought or consideration offered in support of a determination)

Portuguese

4 entries

causa noun (that which causes: a cause)
motivo noun (that which causes: a cause)
motivo noun (motive for an action or determination)
razão noun (that which causes: a cause)

Romanian

4 entries

cauză noun (that which causes: a cause)
motiv noun (motive for an action or determination)
pricină noun (that which causes: a cause)
rațiune noun (motive for an action or determination)

Russian

4 entries

до́вод noun (excuse, explanation: thought or consideration offered in support of a determination)
моти́в noun (motive for an action or determination)
основа́ние noun (motive for an action or determination)
по́вод noun (motive for an action or determination)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries

rázlog noun (that which causes: a cause)
rȁzūm noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)
ùzrok noun (that which causes: a cause)
ра́злог noun (that which causes: a cause)

Sikkimese

1 entries

རྐྱེན noun (that which causes: a cause)

Silesian

1 entries

prziczyna noun (that which causes: a cause)

Slovak

4 entries

dôvod noun (that which causes: a cause)
dôvod noun (motive for an action or determination)
dôvod noun (excuse, explanation: thought or consideration offered in support of a determination)
príčina noun (that which causes: a cause)

Slovene

3 entries

razlog noun (that which causes: a cause)
rázum noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)
vzrok noun (that which causes: a cause)

Spanish

4 entries

causa noun (that which causes: a cause)
razón noun (that which causes: a cause)
razón noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)
razonar verb (to deduce by being rational)

Swedish

4 entries

anledning noun (that which causes: a cause)
anledning noun (motive for an action or determination)
förnuft noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)
förstånd noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)

Tagalog

1 entries

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

4 entries

สาเหตุ noun (that which causes: a cause)
เหตุ noun (that which causes: a cause)
เหตุผล noun (that which causes: a cause)
เหตุผล noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)

Turkish

4 entries

akıl noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)
açıklama noun (excuse, explanation: thought or consideration offered in support of a determination)
neden noun (that which causes: a cause)
neden noun (motive for an action or determination)

Turkmen

1 entries

sebäp noun (that which causes: a cause)

Ukrainian

4 entries

до́від noun (excuse, explanation: thought or consideration offered in support of a determination)
причи́на noun (that which causes: a cause)
ра́ція noun (excuse, explanation: thought or consideration offered in support of a determination)
ро́зум noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)

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

1 entries

sabab noun (that which causes: a cause)

Venetan

4 entries

motivo noun (motive for an action or determination)
raxon noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)
rexon noun (that which causes: a cause)
rexon noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)

Vietnamese

4 entries

lý do noun (that which causes: a cause)
lý do noun (excuse, explanation: thought or consideration offered in support of a determination)
lý trí noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)
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.

Source: tatoeba (16000)

Do you know the reason?

Source: tatoeba (16567)

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

Source: tatoeba (17014)

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Reason

Synonyms for "reason" (390 found)

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Related words (195)

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manner of

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Translations

Aghwan

Albanian

Ancient Greek

Arabic

Armenian

Assamese

Asturian

Avar

Azerbaijani

Bashkir

Basque

Belarusian

Bengali

Bulgarian

Burmese

Catalan

Cebuano

Chichewa

Chinese Cantonese

Chinese Mandarin

Church Slavic

Crimean Tatar

Czech

Danish

Dutch

Eastern Mari

Esperanto

Estonian

Finnish

French

Friulian

Galician

Georgian

German

Gothic

Greek

Haitian Creole

Hebrew

Hindi

Hungarian

Icelandic

Indonesian

Ingrian

Iranian Persian

Irish

Italian

Japanese

Kapampangan

Kazakh

Khmer

Korean

Kyrgyz

Ladin

Lao

Latin

Latvian

Lithuanian

Macedonian

Malay

Malayalam

Mongolian

Northern Kurdish