49 entries under grounds topic. ×

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apology(noun, cover, attack, cause, return)
10
defense(noun, cover, attack, cause, reason)
8
justification(noun, attack, cause, return, reason)
7
explanation(noun, cause, return, reason, approval)
6
reason(noun, cause, approval, argument, explanation)
6
vindication(noun, cover, attack, cause, return)
5
excuse(noun, cause, return, reason, approval)
4
argument(noun, cause, return, reason, idea)
3
pretext(noun, cause, reason, approval, argument)
1
account(noun, cause, reason, approval, argument)
1
basis(noun, cause, reason, approval, argument)
1
case(noun, cause, idea, basis, justification)
1
ground(noun, cover, cause, idea, case)
1
idea(noun, cause, reason, case, approval)
1
rationale(noun, cause, reason, idea, case)
1
rationalization(noun, cause, return, reason, approval)
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song and dance(noun, expression, idiom, cause, return)
1
warrant(noun, cause, reason, approval, argument)
1
whatfor(noun, cause, reason, approval, argument)
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wherefore(noun, cause, reason, idea, case)
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APASmart Define. (2015). apologia thesaurus. Retrieved September 24, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/apologia/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "apologia thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/apologia/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 24, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, apologia thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 24 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/apologia/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "apologia thesaurus" 13 April 2015. Web. 24 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/apologia/thesaurus/synonyms>