Synonyms and Antonyms of reason

synonym (synonym of reason)

  • (verb)
    argue, debate, discuss, establish, question, contend, demonstrate, dispute, prove, wrangle, controvert
    To reason is to examine by means of the reason, to prove by reasoning, or to influence or seek to influence others by reasoning or reasons. Persons ma more.. (verb)
     
  • (noun)
    account, cause, end, motive, principle, aim, consideration, ground, object, purpose, argument, design
    While the cause of any event, act, or fact, as commonly understood, is the power that makes it to be, the reason of or for it is the explanation given more.. (noun)
     
  • (noun.motive)
    ground
    a rational motive for a belief or action (noun.motive)
     
  • (noun.cognition)
    intellect, understanding
    the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination (noun.cognition)
     
  • (noun.state)
    rationality, reasonableness
    the state of having good sense and sound judgment (noun.state)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    cause, grounds
    a justification for something existing or happening (noun.communication)
     
  • (verb.cognition)
    conclude, reason out
    decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion (verb.cognition)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    argue
    present reasons and arguments (verb.communication)
     

hypernym (reason IS A KIND OF .... relation)

  • a fact that logically justifies some premise or conclusion (noun.cognition)
    fact
    a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred (noun.cognition)
     
  • a justification for something existing or happening (noun.communication)
    justification
    a statement in explanation of some action or belief (noun.communication)
     
  • a rational motive for a belief or action (noun.motive)
    rational motive
    a motive that can be defended by reasoning or logical argument (noun.motive)
     
  • an explanation of the cause of some phenomenon (noun.communication)
    account, explanation
    a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc. (noun.communication)
     
  • present reasons and arguments (verb.communication)
    lay out, present, represent
    bring forward and present to the mind (verb.communication)
     
  • the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination (noun.cognition)
    faculty, mental faculty, module
    one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind (noun.cognition)
     
  • the state of having good sense and sound judgment (noun.state)
    saneness, sanity
    normal or sound powers of mind (noun.state)
     
  • think logically (verb.cognition)
    cerebrate, cogitate, think
    use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments (verb.cognition)
     

hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF reason relation)

  • a fact that logically justifies some premise or conclusion (noun.cognition)
    indication
    (medicine) a reason to prescribe a drug or perform a procedure (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    contraindication
    (medicine) a reason that makes it inadvisable to prescribe a particular drug or employ a particular procedure or treatment (noun.communication)
     
  • a rational motive for a belief or action (noun.motive)
    occasion
    reason (noun.motive)
     
  • (noun.motive)
    account, score
    grounds (noun.motive)
     
  • (noun.motive)
    wherefore, why
    the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase `the whys and wherefores' (noun.motive)
     
  • decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion (verb.cognition)
    induce
    reason or establish by induction (verb.cognition)
     
  • (verb.cognition)
    deduce, deduct, derive, infer
    reason by deduction; establish by deduction (verb.cognition)
     
  • (verb.cognition)
    syllogise, syllogize
    reason by syllogisms (verb.cognition)
     
  • (verb.cognition)
    feel, find
    come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds (verb.cognition)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    deduce, infer
    conclude by reasoning; in logic (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    gather
    conclude from evidence (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    extrapolate, generalise, generalize, infer
    draw from specific cases for more general cases (verb.communication)
     
  • present reasons and arguments (verb.communication)
    re-argue
    argue again (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    expostulate
    reason with (somebody) for the purpose of dissuasion (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    defend, fend for, support
    argue or speak in defense of (verb.communication)
     
  • think logically (verb.cognition)
    rationalise away, rationalize away
    substitute a natural for a supernatural explanation of (verb.cognition)
     
  • (verb.cognition)
    theorize
    form or construct theories (verb.cognition)
     
  • (verb.cognition)
    ratiocinate
    reason methodologically and logically (verb.cognition)
     
  • (verb.cognition)
    calculate, cipher, compute, cypher, figure, reckon, work out
    make a mathematical calculation or computation (verb.cognition)
     
  • (verb.cognition)
    categorise, categorize
    place into or assign to a category (verb.cognition)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    speculate
    talk over conjecturally, or review in an idle or casual way and with an element of doubt or without sufficient reason to reach a conclusion (verb.communication)
     

derivation (.... is derived from reason)

  • a justification for something existing or happening (noun.communication)
    cause, get, have, induce, make, stimulate
    cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.creation)
    cause, do, make
    give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally (verb.creation)
     
  • (adj.all)
    causal
    involving or constituting a cause; causing (adj.all)
     
  • a rational motive for a belief or action (noun.motive)
    base, establish, found, ground
    use as a basis for; found on (verb.cognition)
     
  • decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion (verb.cognition)
    conclusion, decision, determination
    the act of making up your mind about something (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.motive)
    ground, reason
    a rational motive for a belief or action (noun.motive)
     
  • (noun.state)
    rationality, reason, reasonableness
    the state of having good sense and sound judgment (noun.state)
     
  • (adj.all)
    conclusive
    forming an end or termination; especially putting an end to doubt or question (adj.all)
     
  • present reasons and arguments (verb.communication)
    argument, argumentation, line, line of reasoning, logical argument
    a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning (noun.cognition)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    argument, argumentation, debate
    a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.person)
    arguer, debater
    someone who engages in debate (noun.person)
     
  • (adj.all)
    arguable
    capable of being supported by argument (adj.all)
     
  • the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination (noun.cognition)
    reason
    think logically (verb.cognition)
     
  • (verb.cognition)
    conclude, reason, reason out
    decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion (verb.cognition)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    argue, reason
    present reasons and arguments (verb.communication)
     
  • the state of having good sense and sound judgment (noun.state)
    rational
    consistent with or based on or using reason (adj.all)
     
  • (adj.all)
    reasonable, sane
    marked by sound judgment (adj.all)
     
  • think logically (verb.cognition)
    intellect, reason, understanding
    the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination (noun.cognition)
     
  • (noun.cognition)
    abstract thought, logical thinking, reasoning
    thinking that is coherent and logical (noun.cognition)
     
  • (noun.person)
    ratiocinator, reasoner
    someone who reasons logically (noun.person)
     
synonym hypernym hyponym derivation argue debate account cause ground intellect faculty mental faculty fact account justification rational motive indication contraindication occasion account wherefore why conclude argue cause do make
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