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| Main Entry: | reason |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mental analysis |
| Synonyms: | acumen, apprehension, brain*, comprehension, deduction, discernment, induction, inference, intellect, judgment, logic, lucidity, mentality, mind, moderation, propriety, reasoning, sanity, sense, soundness, speculation, understanding, wisdom, wit, argumentation, bounds, brains, dialectics, generalization, intellection, limits, marbles, ratiocination, rationalism, rationality, rationalization, reasonableness, saneness, senses, sensibleness, sound mind |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | reason |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | mentally analyze |
| Synonyms: | adduce, cogitate, conclude, contemplate, decide, deduce, deduct, deliberate, examine, gather, generalize, infer, make out, philosophize, rationalize, reflect, resolve, solve, speculate, study, suppose, think, work out, cerebrate, draw conclusion, draw from, figure out, ratiocinate, syllogize, think through, thresh out |
| Main Entry: | reason |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | intention, aim |
| Synonyms: | antecedent, argument, basis, cause, consideration, design, end, goal, grounds, idea, impetus, incentive, inducement, motivation, motive, object, occasion, proof, purpose, rationale, root, spring, target, warrant, wherefore*, why, determinant, ulterior motive, why and wherefore, whyfor |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | reason |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | argue, persuade |
| Synonyms: | bring around, contend, debate, demonstrate, discourse, discuss, dispute, dissuade, establish, expostulate, justify, move, point out, prove, remonstrate, urge, prevail upon, show error of ways, talk into, talk out of, win over |
| Antonyms: | agree, go along |
| Main Entry: | reason |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | explanation for an action |
| Synonyms: | account, apology, argument, case, cover, defense, excuse, exposition, ground, idea, justification, notion, proof, rationale, song and dance*, sour grapes, vindication, wherefore*, why*, apologia, rationalization, the whole idea, whatfor, why and wherefore, whyfor |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | account |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | basis or consideration for action |
| Synonyms: | cause, ground, grounds, interest, justification, motive, rationale, reason, regard, sake, rationalization |
| Main Entry: | alibi |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | defense against charges of wrongdoing; evidence of absence |
| Synonyms: | account, affirmation, allegation, answer, assertion, assurance, avowal, case, cover, declaration, excuse, explanation, fish story*, justification, plea, pretext, profession, proof, reason, reply, retort, song and dance*, stall, statement, vindication, airtight case, cop-out |
| Notes: | an alias is an assumed name, an alibi is a form of defense whereby a defendant attempts to prove that he or she was elsewhere when the crime in question was committed, while an excuse is an explanation offered to justify or obtain forgiveness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | argue |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | try to convince; present support |
| Synonyms: | appeal, assert, attest, claim, contend, controvert, defend, demonstrate, denote, display, elucidate, establish, evince, exhibit, explain, hold, imply, indicate, justify, maintain, manifest, persuade, plead, present, reason, show, suggest, testify, vindicate, warrant, witness, prevail upon, talk into |
| Antonyms: | agree, comply |
| Main Entry: | argue |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | discuss |
| Synonyms: | agitate, canvass, clarify, debate, dispute, expostulate, hold, maintain, question, reason, remonstrate, talk about |
| Antonyms: | abstain, keep quiet, keep silent |
| Main Entry: | argument |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | effort to convince; presentation of support |
| Synonyms: | assertion, case, claim, contention, debate, defense, discussion, exchange, grounds, logic, plea, pleading, proof, questioning, reason, reasoning, remonstrance, argumentation, expostulation, line of reasoning, polemic, remonstration |
| Main Entry: | ax to grind |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | hidden motive |
| Synonyms: | agenda, hidden agenda, incentive, motivation, motive, reason, driving force, score to settle |
| Main Entry: | basis |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | foundation for belief, action |
| Synonyms: | antecedent, assumption, authority, axiom, backbone, background, backing, base, bedrock, cause, center, core, crux, data, dictum, essence, essential, evidence, explanation, footing, fundamental, heart, infrastructure, justification, keynote, keystone, law, nexus, nucleus, postulate, premise, presumption, principle, proof, reason, root, sanction, security, source, support, theorem, theory, underpinning, warrant, chief ingredient, hard fact, presupposition, principal element, rudiment, substratum |
| Main Entry: | call |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | need, cause for action |
| Synonyms: | claim, excuse, grounds, justification, necessity, obligation, occasion, reason, right, urge |
| Main Entry: | cogitate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | think deeply about |
| Synonyms: | brainstorm*, chew the cud*, conceive, consider, contemplate, deliberate, envisage, envision, figure, imagine, meditate, muse, ponder, reason, reflect, ruminate, speculate, cerebrate, flash on, kick around*, mull over, noodle around, stew over |
| Antonyms: | ignore |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | common sense |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sound judgment |
| Synonyms: | acumen, cool, experience, gumption, horse sense*, horse sense, intelligence, logic, mother wit, practicality, prudence, reason, sense, sound judgment, soundness, wisdom, wit, good reasoning, good sense, levelheadedness, rationality, reasonableness, sensibleness, sound sense, sweet reason, wits |
| Antonyms: | foolishness, impracticality, insanity, unreasonableness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | conclude |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | decide, deduce |
| Synonyms: | add up to, adjudge, analyze, assume, collect, derive, draw, figure, gather, infer, judge, make, make out, presume, reason, reckon, sum up, suppose, surmise, be afraid, boil down to, have a hunch, intuit, ratiocinate, the way one sees it |
| Main Entry: | consider |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | turn over in one's mind |
| Synonyms: | acknowledge, cogitate, concede, consult, contemplate, deliberate, envisage, examine, excogitate, favor, grant, inspect, meditate, muse, ponder, reason, recognize, reflect, regard, revolve, ruminate, scan, scrutinize, see, speculate, study, take into account, take up, allow for, assent to, chew over, deal with, dream of, flirt with, keep in mind, look at, mull over, perpend, provide for, reckon with, see about, subscribe to, take under advisement, think out, think over, toss around* |
| Antonyms: | discard, dismiss, forget, ignore, neglect, reject |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | debate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | argue, discuss |
| Synonyms: | agitate, answer, bandy, bicker, canvass, cogitate, confute, consider, contend, contest, controvert, cross swords*, deliberate, demonstrate, differ, disprove, dispute, hassle, lock horns*, moot, oppose, prove, question, reason, rebut, refute, rehash, wrangle, altercate, bump heads, chew the fat, confab, discept, hammer away at, hash over, have at it, kick around*, knock around, pettifog, pick a bone, put up argument, set to, talk back*, talk game, thrash out*, toss around* |
| Antonyms: | agree, go along |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | deduce |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | figure out, understand |
| Synonyms: | analyze, assume, cogitate, collect, conceive, conclude, consider, deduct, deem, derive, draw, fancy, figure, gather, glean, imagine, infer, judge, make, make out, presume, presuppose, reason, regard, surmise, add up, be afraid, boil down, have a hunch, ratiocinate, read into, take to mean |
| Main Entry: | deliberate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | think about seriously; discuss |
| Synonyms: | argue, cogitate, consider, consult, contemplate, debate, excogitate, judge, meditate, muse, ponder, reason, reflect, revolve, roll, ruminate, speculate, study, turn over, weigh, bat it around, cerebrate, chew over, hammer away at, kick around, knock around, mull over, pour it on, put on thinking cap, rack brains, run up a flagpole, stew over, sweat over, talk over |
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