REASON (WITH) Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

reason (with)

verb

Definition of reason (with)

as in to win (over)

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Verb

On the right side, Brennan Johnson’s best Iliman Ndiaye impression failed to convince.

— Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
There are likely many of you reading this who will never ever be convinced and see AI as anathema to creativity.

— Brian Welk, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of convince

Verb

The River District ultimately will bring around 5,000 homes, market rate and affordable apartments, millions of square feet of office space, half a million square feet of retail and 1,000 hotel rooms.

— Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2026
After the trial, it was rumored that the jury had initially been split 9-3 for acquittal, and that the minority was brought around by the expert testimony.

— Louis Menand, New Yorker, 1 June 2026

Definition of bring around

Verb

Certain shapes induce certain outcomes depending on the handedness of the pitcher and the hitter.

— Eno Sarris, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Mulligan should win for her darkly funny, cringe-inducing turn, though Snook, Pidgeon and sentimental favorite Field are all in play too.

— Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of induce

Verb

The Toronto International Film Festival is in full swing as Hollywood brings its awards-ready finest as well as populist fare to the Great White North.

— Brian Truitt, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2026
Mercury opposes imaginative Neptune, bringing plenty of creative energy but less agreement about the details.

— Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 12 Sep. 2026

Definition of bring

Verb

To satisfy its voracity for billions of pages, Anthropic started out by placing mass orders with wholesalers, before turning to individual and secondhand booksellers to help fill in the gaps.

— Francesca Mancino, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2026
There are other ways to provide enrichment, like rotating toys every day to stimulate exploration, using puzzle feeder dishes to satisfy hunting behaviors and playing videos for your cat showing birds or fish.

— Emily Tarinelli, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of satisfy

Verb

One controversial second of game clock later, Michigan fans were swarming the field to celebrate a Hail Mary that many impartial observers argued shouldn’t have happened.

— Austin Meek, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Gates argued that government and civil society need to move much more quickly.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of argue

Verb

But in 1816 the New Hampshire legislature passed a law aimed at converting it into a state-run university.

— Jacob Weisberg, The New York Review of Books, 5 Sep. 2026
Many systems still need electronic circuits to control the optical components, convert electrical signals into optical ones, and convert them back again.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026

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