reason

The word “reason” has 2 syllables: rea-son

It's pronounced as /ˈriː.zən/

What is synonym and antonym for reason?

In the thesaurus, “reason” has 197 synonyms and 61 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for reason along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for reason

account
accounting
acknowledgement
acknowledgment
acumen
adduce
advance
advise
advocate
affirm
alertness
alibi
alpha and omega
analysis
antecedent
apologia
apology
appeal
apprehension
aptitude
argue
argument
argumentation
ascertain
assert
assume
astuteness
atonement
authority
aver
avouch
avow
be-all and end-all
braininess
brainpower
brilliance
case
causality
causation
cause
champion
cite
claim
clearheadedness
cogency
coherence
color
common sense
conclude
confession
confute
conjecture
consider
consideration
construe
contemplate
contend
convince
convincingness
cop-out
counsel
counter
daylights
debate
decide
deduce
deduction
defend
defense
derive
determinant
discernment
discriminability
discuss
disprove
disputation
dissection
draw a conclusion
eggheadedness
enforce
espouse
excuse
explain
explanation
extenuation
extrapolate
factor
find out
gather
give
gray matter
grounds
guess
guise
head
headpiece
health
healthfulness
healthiness
highbrowism
horse sense
impetus
incentive
induction
infer
insight
insist
inspiration
instigation
intellect
intellection
intellectualism
intellectuality
intelligence
interpret
judge
judgement
judgment
justification
justify
logic
logicality
logicalness
lucidity
lucidness
maintain
make out
marbles
mentality
mention
mind
mother
mother wit
motive
normalcy
normality
occasion
offer
origin
out
palliation
perception
percipience
perspicacity
persuade
persuasiveness
philosophize
plea
plead
pretence
pretense
pretext
propose
ratiocination
rationale
rationality
rationalization
rationalize
rationalness
read
reasonableness
reasoning
rebut
recommend
refute
root
sagacity
saneness
sanity
sapience
sense
skull
smarts
soundness
source
speculate
spring
stimulus
subject
submit
suggest
support
suppose
surmise
syllogism
synthesis
talent
think
understand
urge
vindication
wherefore
whitewash
wholesomeness
why
wisdom
wit

Antonyms for reason

absurdity
aftereffect
aftermath
brainlessness
by-product
conclusion
consequence
corollary
delirium
delusion
dementia
denouement
denseness
density
derangement
development
doltishness
dopiness
dullness
dulness
dumbness
effect
end
fate
fatuity
feeblemindedness
foolishness
frenzy
fruit
half-wittedness
hallucination
hysteria
idiocy
illogic
imbecility
incoherence
insanity
irrationality
issue
lunacy
madness
mania
nonsensicalness
outcome
outgrowth
preposterousness
product
ramification
repercussion
result
resultant
senselessness
sequel
sequence
side effect
side reaction
simpleness
slowness
stupidity
unreason
upshot

Meanings of reason

noun
1. A cause:.
2. Rational thinking (or the capacity for it); the cognitive faculties, collectively, of conception, judgment, deduction and intuition.
3. Something reasonable, in accordance with thought; justice.
4. Ratio; proportion.
verb
1. To deduce or come to a conclusion by being rational.
2. To perform a process of deduction or of induction, in order to convince or to confute; to argue.
3. To converse; to compare opinions.
4. To arrange and present the reasons for or against; to examine or discuss by arguments; to debate or discuss.
5. To support with reasons, as a request.
6. To persuade by reasoning or argument.
7. (with down) To overcome or conquer by adducing reasons.
8. (usually with out) To find by logical process; to explain or justify by reason or argument.

Example Sentences

There’s always a reason behind every rule.
She gave a clear reason for her decision.
For some unknown reason, the lights suddenly went out.
He couldn’t find any reason to stay longer.
The main reason for the delay was heavy traffic.

On this page you'll find 258 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to reason, such as: absurdity, account, accounting, acknowledgement, acknowledgment, acumen, adduce.

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