[Sửa]Justification, argument, case, explanation, rationale,ground(s), pretext, vindication, defence, why (and wherefore),Literary apologia, apology: What reason did they give forconfiscating our luggage?
[Sửa]Judgement, common sense,intelligence, sanity, sense(s), saneness, insight, perspicacity,percipience, understanding, rationality, reasoning, mind,intellect: He must have lost his reason to accuse you ofembezzlement.
[Sửa]Purpose, aim, intention, object, objective,goal, motive, end, point: His reason for leaving now is to beon time for the curtain.
[Sửa]Excuse, rationalization: Ignoranceof the law is not an accepted reason for breaking it.
[Sửa]Byreason of. because of, on account of, owing to, by virtue of, asa result of; due to: He was declared unfit to stand trial byreason of insanity.
[Sửa]Within or in reason. reasonable,sensible, justifiable, rational, fitting, proper, acceptable:We will consider any offer for the house that is within reason.
[Sửa]Think, conclude, calculate, reckon, estimate, figure(out), work out, deduce, act or think rationally or logically,ratiocinate, use (one's) judgement or common sense, use (one's)head, put two and two together: I reasoned that she would bearriving at the station at that very moment. Roy certainlyhasn't lost his powers of reasoning. 8 reason with. argue with,remonstrate with, debate with, discuss with, talk over with,plead with, convince; persuade, dissuade, urge, prevail upon:George is very stubborn and can't be reasoned with.