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reason
Overview of noun reason
The noun reason has 6 senses (first 5 from tagged texts)
1. (78) reason, ground -- (a rational motive for a belief or action; "the reason that war was declared"; "the grounds for their declaration")
2. (32) reason -- (an explanation of the cause of some phenomenon; "the reason a steady state was never reached was that the back pressure built up too slowly")
3. (3) reason, understanding, intellect -- (the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination; "we are told that man is endowed with reason and capable of distinguishing good from evil")
4. (1) rationality, reason, reasonableness -- (the state of having good sense and sound judgment; "his rationality may have been impaired"; "he had to rely less on reason than on rousing their emotions")
5. (1) cause, reason, grounds -- (a justification for something existing or happening; "he had no cause to complain"; "they had good reason to rejoice")
6. reason -- (a fact that logically justifies some premise or conclusion; "there is reason to believe he is lying")
Overview of verb reason
The verb reason has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (3) reason, reason out, conclude -- (decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion; "We reasoned that it was cheaper to rent than to buy a house")
2. (2) argue, reason -- (present reasons and arguments)
3. (1) reason -- (think logically; "The children must learn to reason")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun reason
6 senses of reason
Sense 1
reason, ground
=> rational motive
=> motivation, motive, need
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
reason
=> explanation, account
=> statement
=> message, content, subject matter, substance
=> communication
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 3
reason, understanding, intellect
=> faculty, mental faculty, module
=> ability, power
=> cognition, knowledge, noesis
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 4
rationality, reason, reasonableness
=> sanity, saneness
=> mental health
=> psychological state, mental state
=> condition, status
=> state
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 5
cause, reason, grounds
=> justification
=> explanation, account
=> statement
=> message, content, subject matter, substance
=> communication
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 6
reason
=> fact
=> information
=> cognition, knowledge, noesis
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun reason
2 of 6 senses of reason
Sense 1
reason, ground
=> occasion
=> score, account
=> why, wherefore
Sense 6
reason
=> indication
=> contraindication
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun reason
6 senses of reason
Sense 1
reason, ground
=> rational motive
Sense 2
reason
=> explanation, account
Sense 3
reason, understanding, intellect
=> faculty, mental faculty, module
Sense 4
rationality, reason, reasonableness
=> sanity, saneness
Sense 5
cause, reason, grounds
=> justification
Sense 6
reason
=> fact
Antonyms of noun reason
Member Holonyms of noun reason
Substance Holonyms of noun reason
Part Holonyms of noun reason
Member Meronyms of noun reason
Substance Meronyms of noun reason
Part Meronyms of noun reason
Meronyms of noun reason
Holonyms of noun reason
Attributes of noun reason
Derived Forms of noun reason
3 of 6 senses of reason
Sense 1
reason, ground
RELATED TO>(verb) reason#1
=> reason, reason out, conclude
Sense 3
reason, understanding, intellect
RELATED TO>(verb) reason#3
=> reason
RELATED TO>(verb) reason#2
=> argue, reason
RELATED TO>(verb) reason#1
=> reason, reason out, conclude
Sense 4
rationality, reason, reasonableness
RELATED TO>(verb) reason#2
=> argue, reason
RELATED TO>(verb) reason#1
=> reason, reason out, conclude
Domain of noun reason
Domain Terms of noun reason
Familiarity of noun reason
reason used as a noun is common (polysemy count =6)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun reason
6 senses of reason
Sense 1
reason, ground
> rational motive
=> reason, ground
=> incentive, inducement, motivator
=> disincentive, deterrence
Sense 2
reason
> explanation, account
=> simplification
=> accounting
=> reason
=> justification
=> exposition
=> explication
=> gloss, rubric
=> deriving, derivation, etymologizing
=> definition
=> interpretation
=> walk-through
Sense 3
reason, understanding, intellect
> faculty, mental faculty, module
=> attention
=> language, speech
=> memory, retention, retentiveness, retentivity
=> reason, understanding, intellect
=> sense, sensation, sentience, sentiency, sensory faculty
=> volition, will
Sense 4
rationality, reason, reasonableness
> sanity, saneness
=> lucidity
=> rationality, reason, reasonableness
Sense 5
cause, reason, grounds
> justification
=> cause, reason, grounds
=> defense, defence, vindication
Sense 6
reason
> fact
=> case
=> detail, item, point
=> particular, specific
=> general
=> matter of fact
=> observation
=> reason
=> score
=> truth
Meronyms of noun reason
6 senses of reason
Sense 2
reason
=> explanation, account
HAS PART: explicandum, explanandum
HAS PART: explanans
Sense 5
cause, reason, grounds
=> justification
=> explanation, account
HAS PART: explicandum, explanandum
HAS PART: explanans
Holonyms of noun reason
Grep of noun reason
age of reason
high treason
reason
reasonable care
reasonableness
reasoner
reasoning
reasoning backward
reasoning by elimination
treason
unreason
Antonyms of verb reason
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb reason
3 senses of reason
Sense 1
reason, reason out, conclude
=> think, cogitate, cerebrate
Sense 2
argue, reason
=> present, represent, lay out
=> state, say, tell
=> express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to
Sense 3
reason
=> think, cogitate, cerebrate
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb reason
3 senses of reason
Sense 1
reason, reason out, conclude
=> induce
=> deduce, infer, deduct, derive
=> syllogize, syllogise
=> find, feel
=> deduce, infer
=> gather
=> generalize, generalise, extrapolate, infer
Sense 2
argue, reason
=> re-argue
=> expostulate
=> defend, support, fend for
Sense 3
reason
=> rationalize away, rationalise away
=> theorize
=> theorize
=> ratiocinate
=> calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work out, reckon, figure
=> categorize, categorise
=> speculate
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb reason
3 senses of reason
Sense 1
reason, reason out, conclude
=> think, cogitate, cerebrate
Sense 2
argue, reason
=> present, represent, lay out
Sense 3
reason
=> think, cogitate, cerebrate
'Cause To' of verb reason
Derived Forms of verb reason
3 senses of reason
Sense 1
reason, reason out, conclude
RELATED TO>(noun) reason#4
=> rationality, reason, reasonableness
RELATED TO>(noun) reason#3
=> reason, understanding, intellect
RELATED TO>(noun) reason#1
=> reason, ground
RELATED TO>(noun) reasoner#1
=> reasoner, ratiocinator
Sense 2
argue, reason
RELATED TO>(noun) reason#4
=> rationality, reason, reasonableness
RELATED TO>(noun) reason#3
=> reason, understanding, intellect
RELATED TO>(noun) reasoner#1
=> reasoner, ratiocinator
Sense 3
reason
RELATED TO>(noun) reason#3
=> reason, understanding, intellect
RELATED TO>(noun) reasoner#1
=> reasoner, ratiocinator
RELATED TO>(noun) reasoning#1
=> reasoning, logical thinking, abstract thought
Domain of verb reason
Domain Terms of verb reason
Familiarity of verb reason
reason used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Sample Sentences of verb reason
3 senses of reason
Sense 1
reason, reason out, conclude
EX: They reason that there was a traffic accident
Sense 2
argue, reason
EX: Sam wants to reason with Sue
EX: Sam and Sue reason
Sense 3
reason
*> Somebody ----s
*> Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb reason
3 senses of reason
Sense 1
reason, reason out, conclude
> think, cogitate, cerebrate
=> puzzle over
=> rationalize, rationalise
=> think
=> philosophize, philosophise
=> brainstorm
=> chew over, think over, meditate, ponder, excogitate, contemplate, muse, reflect, mull, mull over, ruminate, speculate
=> reason
=> reason, reason out, conclude
=> evaluate, pass judgment, judge
=> study, meditate, contemplate
=> plan
=> associate, tie in, relate, link, colligate, link up, connect
=> concentrate, focus, center, centre, pore, rivet
=> give, pay, devote
=> think about
=> think
=> think
Sense 2
argue, reason
> present, represent, lay out
=> argue, reason
=> argue, indicate
=> spin
Sense 3
reason
> think, cogitate, cerebrate
=> puzzle over
=> rationalize, rationalise
=> think
=> philosophize, philosophise
=> brainstorm
=> chew over, think over, meditate, ponder, excogitate, contemplate, muse, reflect, mull, mull over, ruminate, speculate
=> reason
=> reason, reason out, conclude
=> evaluate, pass judgment, judge
=> study, meditate, contemplate
=> plan
=> associate, tie in, relate, link, colligate, link up, connect
=> concentrate, focus, center, centre, pore, rivet
=> give, pay, devote
=> think about
=> think
=> think
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb reason
Sense 1
reason, reason out, conclude
=> think, cogitate, cerebrate
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Sense 2
argue, reason
=> present, represent, lay out
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Sense 3
reason
=> think, cogitate, cerebrate
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Grep of verb reason
reason
reason out
Grep of adj reason
reasonable
reasoned
reasoning
reasonless
Grep of adv reason
for some reason
reasonably
with reason
within reason
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