In reason
Synonyms for in reason
adv to a degree, to some extent
fairly
rather
reasonably
quite
somewhat
slightly
pretty
enough
gently
kind of
more or less
so-so
some
something
sort of
tolerable
a little
passably
averagely
in moderation
more than not
not exactly
quite a bit
temperately
tolerably
tolerantly
within limits
within reason
Antonyms for in reason
immoderately
unlimitedly
Usage Notes
The construction reason is because is criticized in a number of usage guides: The reason for the long delays was because the costs greatly exceeded the original estimates. One objection to this construction is based on its redundancy: the word because (literally, by cause) contains within it the meaning of reason; thus saying the reason is because is like saying “The cause is by cause,” which would never be said. A second objection is based on the claim that because can introduce only adverbial clauses and that reason is requires completion by a noun clause. Critics would substitute that for because in the offending construction: The reason for the long delays in completing the project was that the costs. … Although the objections described here are frequently raised, reason is because is still common in almost all levels of speech and occurs often in edited writing as well. A similar charge of redundancy is made against the reason why, which is also a well-established idiom: The reason why the bill failed to pass was the defection of three key senators.
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