Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word A cause or explanation for an event, action, or belief; the ability to think and form judgments logically.
Reason
/ˈriːz(ə)n/Synonyms:
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Examples:
Everyone who is here, is here for their own reasons.They could not, as both reasoned between them.Now she had a new reason to dislike her.
Etymology:
Derived from Latin rationem, meaning reckoning, understanding, motive, from ratio, which means reckoning, calculation, reason. The word has been used in this sense since Middle English.
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