Backwash and Reason

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Backwash noun - A condition or occurrence traceable to a cause.

Usage example: a general recession was the backwash of the crisis in the housing market

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Reason is an antonym for backwash.

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

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Backwash is an antonym for reason.

good backwash

good reason

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Reason and Backwash. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/backwash/reason

Backwash & Reason. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/backwash/reason>.

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