Reason definition

Reason as a noun

1. a rational motive for a belief or action

   "the reason that war was declared"

   Same sense: ground, occasion

2. 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. 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"

   Same sense: understanding, intellect

4. the state of having good sense and sound judgment

   "he had to rely less on reason than on rousing their emotions"

   Same sense: rationality, reasonableness

5. a justification for something existing or happening

   "they had good reason to rejoice"

   Same sense: cause, grounds

6. a fact that logically justifies some premise or conclusion

   "there is reason to believe he is lying"

Reason as a verb

7. decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion

   "We reasoned that it was cheaper to rent than to buy a house"

   Same sense: reason out, conclude

8. present reasons and arguments

   Same sense: argue

9. think logically

   "The children must learn to reason"

Synonyms and antonyms

• ground definition
• occasion
• understanding
• intellect
• rationality
• reasonableness
• cause definition
• grounds
• reason out
• conclude
• argue

All synonyms of reason, sense by sense

How to say reason

Reason has 2 syllables and rhymes with season. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

Words that rhyme with reason

• season
• treason
• preseason
• bedizen

REASON in word games

Scrabble

6

Words With Friends

7

Anagrams

2

Is REASON a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check REASON in the word checker, or unscramble REASON to see its 2 anagrams and the shorter words in its letters.