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1. reason
noun. ['ˈriːzən'] a rational motive for a belief or action.
Synonyms
- account
- rational motive
- ground
- score
- why
- occasion
Antonyms
- forget
- divide
- multiply
- integrate
Etymology
- raisun (Anglo-Norman)
- raison (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
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How do you pronounce reason?
Pronounce reason as ˈrizən.
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Sentences with reason
1. Noun, singular or mass
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Quotes about reason
1. I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go, things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they're right, you believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself, and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.
- Marilyn Monroe
2. The reason I talk to myself is because I’m the only one whose answers I accept.
- George Carlin
3. Love has reasons which reason cannot understand.
- Blaise Pascal
2. reason
noun. ['ˈriːzən'] an explanation of the cause of some phenomenon.
Synonyms
- explanation
Antonyms
- disbelieve
- disagree
Etymology
- raisun (Anglo-Norman)
- raison (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
3. reason
noun. ['ˈriːzən'] the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination.
Synonyms
- intellect
- mental faculty
- understanding
- faculty
Antonyms
- specify
- gather
- spread
- diverge
Etymology
- raisun (Anglo-Norman)
- raison (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
4. reason
verb. ['ˈriːzən'] decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion.
Synonyms
- generalize
- gather
- cerebrate
- syllogize
- deduct
- infer
- conclude
- find
- extrapolate
- induce
- reason out
- feel
- generalise
- syllogise
- derive
- think
- deduce
Antonyms
- divest
- credit
- debit
- stand still
Etymology
- raisun (Anglo-Norman)
- raison (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
5. reason
verb. ['ˈriːzən'] present reasons and arguments.
Synonyms
- represent
- support
- lay out
- fend for
- expostulate
- re-argue
- defend
- present
Antonyms
- minority
- ground
- agree
- differ
Etymology
- raisun (Anglo-Norman)
- raison (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
6. reason
noun. ['ˈriːzən'] the state of having good sense and sound judgment.
Synonyms
- reasonableness
- sanity
- saneness
Antonyms
- differentiate
- subtract
- decode
- esteem
Etymology
- raisun (Anglo-Norman)
- raison (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
7. reason
verb. ['ˈriːzən'] think logically.
Synonyms
- categorise
- reckon
- cogitate
- ratiocinate
- categorize
- speculate
- compute
- rationalize away
- rationalise away
- calculate
- work out
- theorize
- figure
- cerebrate
- cipher
- think
Antonyms
- exclude
- disrespect
- disesteem
- mistrust
Etymology
- raisun (Anglo-Norman)
- raison (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
8. reason
noun. ['ˈriːzən'] a justification for something existing or happening.
Synonyms
- cause
- justification
Antonyms
- stay
- dissuade
- gladden
Etymology
- raisun (Anglo-Norman)
- raison (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
9. reason
noun. ['ˈriːzən'] a fact that logically justifies some premise or conclusion.
Synonyms
- fact
- indication
Antonyms
- contraindication
- decrease
- add
Etymology
- raisun (Anglo-Norman)
- raison (Old French (842-ca. 1400))