Backbone and Reason

Backbone

Backbone noun - A column of bones supporting the trunk of a vertebrate animal.

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Reason and backbone are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Reason" instead a noun "Backbone".

Nearby Word: backboned

Reason noun - A statement given to explain a belief or act.

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Backbone and reason are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Backbone" instead a noun "Reason".

good	good backbone	good reason
strong	strong backbone	strong reason
actual	actual backbone	actual reason
entire	entire backbone	entire reason
Other adjectives: real, little, main, major, opposite.

It seems that the only reason to squander that magical power and get children killed for no point or purpose was to get Baelfire involved so that Rumpelstiltskin would have a reason to grow a backbone, and kick off his character arc.

Source: Stupid Evil
This is the reason why the Danish army made sure its backbone was built on Norwegian farm boys.

Source: Lets Get Dangerous / Real Life
There's a reason they form the backbone of the Hegemony System Defense Fleets.

Source: Video Game / Starsector aka: Starfarer

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Reason and Backbone. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/backbone/reason

Backbone & Reason. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/backbone/reason>.

Reason or Backbone. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/backbone/reason.

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