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reason
noun as in mental analysis
Strong matches
- acumen
- apprehension
- argumentation
- bounds
- brain
- brains
- comprehension
- deduction
- dialectics
- discernment
- generalization
- induction
- inference
- intellect
- intellection
- judgment
- limits
- lucidity
- marbles
- mentality
- mind
- moderation
- propriety
- ratiocination
- rationalism
- rationality
- rationalization
- reasonableness
- saneness
- sanity
- senses
- sensibleness
- soundness
- speculation
- understanding
- wisdom
- wit
Weak match
noun as in intention, aim
noun as in explanation for an action
verb as in mentally analyze
Strongest matches
Strong matches
verb as in argue, persuade
Example Sentences
We can always use reasons to laugh, but the stories that remind us of our humanity and worth at any age have higher value – especially now.
"The model allows us to begin to explore the reasons for those rules."
Every time an oarfish makes an appearance on the sand, it’s a spectacle for scientists as well as the general public for several reasons.
As the traditional ways of life are lost, the reasoning goes, people exchange walking for driving, balanced diets for ultraprocessed food, and old rural communities for life in cities.
Flynn said he had sought a dual mandate "for the right reasons" but it did not change the fact he had got it wrong.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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