reason
noun
[ ˈriːz(ə)n ]
• a cause, explanation, or justification for an action or event.
• "she asked him to return, but didn't give a reason"
Similar:
cause,
grounds,
ground,
basis,
rationale,
motive,
motivation,
purpose,
point,
aim,
intention,
objective,
goal,
occasion,
impetus,
inducement,
incentive,
explanation,
justification,
case,
argument,
defence,
apology,
vindication,
excuse,
pretext,
rationalization,
warrant,
the whys and wherefores,
apologia,
• the power of the mind to think, understand, and form judgements logically.
• "there is a close connection between reason and emotion"
Similar:
rationality,
logic,
logical thought,
scientific thinking,
reasoning,
thought,
cognition,
the mind,
intellect,
intelligence,
intellectuality,
nous,
ratiocination,
reason
verb
• think, understand, and form judgements logically.
• "humans do not reason entirely from facts"
Similar:
think rationally,
think logically,
think straight,
use one's mind,
use one's common sense,
use one's head,
use one's brain,
think things through,
cogitate,
intellectualize,
put on one's thinking cap,
cerebrate,
ratiocinate,
logicize,
calculate,
come to the conclusion,
conclude,
reckon,
think,
consider,
be of the opinion,
be of the view,
judge,
deduce,
infer,
surmise,
figure,
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French reisun (noun), raisoner (verb), from a variant of Latin ratio(n- ), from the verb reri ‘consider’.
by reason of
• because of.
• "persons who, by reason of age, are in need of care"
Similar:
because of,
on account of,
as a result of,
as a consequence of,
owing to,
due to,
by virtue of,
thanks to,
through,
