Definition of reasons

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• reasons is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 7
• reasons is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 7
• reasons is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 8

Definition of reasons

• present reasons and arguments (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. argue
• a rational motive for a belief or action (noun)

  Examples

  1. the reason that war was declared

  Synonyms

  1. ground
• the state of having good sense and sound judgment (noun)

  Examples

  1. he had to rely less on reason than on rousing their emotions

  Synonyms

  1. rationality
  2. reasonableness
• decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion (verb)

  Examples

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

  Synonyms

  1. conclude
  2. reason out
• the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination (noun)

  Examples

  1. we are told that man is endowed with reason and capable of distinguishing good from evil

  Synonyms

  1. intellect
  2. understanding
• a justification for something existing or happening (noun)

  Examples

  1. they had good reason to rejoice

  Synonyms

  1. cause
  2. grounds
• a fact that logically justifies some premise or conclusion (noun)

  Examples

  1. there is reason to believe he is lying
• an explanation of the cause of some phenomenon (noun)

  Examples

  1. the reason a steady state was never reached was that the back pressure built up too slowly
• think logically (verb)

  Examples

  1. The children must learn to reason

See definition of reasons in Merriam Webster