Synonyms: reason, understanding, intellect
Definition: the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination
Usage: we are told that man is endowed with reason and capable of distinguishing good from evil
Similar words: faculty, mental faculty, module
Definition: one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind
Synonyms: reason
Definition: a fact that logically justifies some premise or conclusion
Usage: there is reason to believe he is lying
Similar words: fact
Definition: a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
Usage: first you must collect all the facts of the case
Synonyms: reason
Definition: an explanation of the cause of some phenomenon
Usage: the reason a steady state was never reached was that the back pressure built up too slowly
Similar words: explanation, account
Definition: a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.
Usage: the explanation was very simple; I expected a brief account
Synonyms: reason, grounds, cause
Definition: a justification for something existing or happening
Usage: he had no cause to complain; they had good reason to rejoice
Similar words: justification
Definition: a statement in explanation of some action or belief
Definition: a rational motive for a belief or action
Usage: the reason that war was declared; the grounds for their declaration
Similar words: rational motive
Definition: a motive that can be defended by reasoning or logical argument
Synonyms: rationality, reason, reasonableness
Definition: the state of having good sense and sound judgment
Usage: his rationality may have been impaired; he had to rely less on reason than on rousing their emotions
Synonyms: reason
Definition: think logically
Usage: The children must learn to reason
Similar words: think, cogitate, cerebrate
Definition: use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments
Usage: I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere
Synonyms: conclude, reason, reason out
Definition: decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion
Usage: We reasoned that it was cheaper to rent than to buy a house
Similar words: think, cogitate, cerebrate
Definition: use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments
Usage: I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere
Definition: present reasons and arguments
Similar words: lay out, represent, present
Definition: bring forward and present to the mind
Usage: We presented the arguments to him; We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason