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Synonyms of reason

6 similar words

Another word for reason is occasion. Other synonyms of reason are motive.

Synonyms and similar words for reason

nounThat which causes something: an efficient cause, a proximate cause.

  • occasionAn occurrence or state of affairs which causes some event or reaction; a motive or reason.

nounA motive for an action or a determination.

  • rationale
  • motiveAn incentive to act in a particular way; a reason or emotion that makes one want to do something; anything that prompts...

nounAn excuse: a thought or a consideration offered in support of a determination or an opinion; that...

verbTo perform a process of deduction or of induction, in order to convince or to confute; to argue.

  • ratiocinateTo use the powers of the mind logically and methodically; to reason.

nounMore synonyms

  • that which causes

Meaning of reason

  1. noun That which causes something: an efficient cause, a proximate cause.
  2. noun A motive for an action or a determination.
  3. noun An excuse: a thought or a consideration offered in support of a determination or an opinion; that which is offered or accepted as an explanation.

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Questions about synonyms of reason

What is another word for reason?
Reason has 6 synonyms on Word.ws, such as occasion and motive.
What does reason mean?
Reason means that which causes something: an efficient cause, a proximate cause.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: reason (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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