78 entries under reason topic. ×

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account(noun, action, part, information, note)
7
explanation(noun, action, communication, return, report)
6
excuse(noun, action, return, claim)
4
argument(noun, return, claim, approval)
3
action(noun, act, plan, play)
3
alibi(noun, action, trick, claim)
3
fish story(noun, expression, return, trick)
3
rationalization(noun, action, return, trick)
3
song(noun, trick, explanation, excuse)
3
song and dance(noun, expression, idiom, action, return)
2
basis(noun, approval, argument, explanation)
2
grounds(noun, action, trick, approval)
2
plea(noun, return, trick, speech)
2
pretext(noun, action, trick, claim)
2
shift(noun, action, act, trick)
1
acquittal(noun, approval, argument, explanation)
1
advocacy(noun, approval, argument, explanation)
1
answer(noun, communication, return, report)
1
apologia(noun, return, approval, argument)
1
apology(noun, return, trick, claim)
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APASmart Define. (2015). story thesaurus. Retrieved September 27, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/story/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "story thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/story/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 27, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, story thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 27 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/story/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "story thesaurus" 10 April 2015. Web. 27 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/story/thesaurus/synonyms>