Capability
Capability noun - The physical or mental power to do something.
Usage example: the natural capability some people seem to have for teaching
Reason and capability are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Reason" instead a noun "Capability".
Reason
Reason noun - A statement given to explain a belief or act.
Capability and reason are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Capability" instead a noun "Reason".
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How words are described
Both words in one sentence
- It didn't help that except for the last time, when the battle section was destroyed, there really wasn't a reason to use this capability.
Source: The Artifact / Live-Action TV - Yes, God has every capability to do actions against his morality, but he has no reason to.
Source: Screw the Rules, I Make Them! - He seems to be rather a fan of the human way of doing things, even if he has no instinctive capability for it himself, which is the primary reason why he tends to take Companions in the new series.
Source: Creepy Good
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Reason and Capability. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/capability/reason
Capability & Reason. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/capability/reason>.
Reason or Capability. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/capability/reason.
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