reason's

Belonging to thought

Reason's is the possessive form of reason—the mental faculty for thinking logically, or a cause or explanation for something.

It appears in phrases like reason's limits or reason's role in decision-making.

The form also contracts "reason is" or "reason has": The reason's simple, The reason's been explained.

rationality

logic

Science of valid reasoning

thinkingMental reasoning process
judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
intellectMental reasoning capacity

sanity · understanding · mind · cognition · sense · clarity · coherence · faculty · discernment · wisdom

justification

explanation

Statement making something clear

causeWhat produces an effect
basisUnderlying support or principle
groundsBasis for justification

motive · argument · purpose · excuse · warrant · defense · account · vindication · legitimacy · foundation

causation

cause

What produces an effect

sourcePoint of origin
originStarting point or source
factorContributor to result

root · explanation · determinant · catalyst · trigger · basis · impetus · driver · influence · genesis

Opposites

mental faculty

reason'sfeeling's

Belonging to an emotion

passion's · heart's · fancy's

epistemological approach

reason'sfaith's

Possessive of belief

tradition's · imagination's · authority's · religion's · fantasy's

Phrases

for some reasonWithout known cause
within reasonTo a sensible degree
for no good reasonLacking legitimate motivation
abstract reasoningThought using concepts alone
reason whyCause or justification
no reason

Family

reason, reasons, reasoned, reasoning, reasoner, reasoners, reasonable, unreasonable, reasonably

Familiarity: Top 200,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G