Claim
Claim noun - A solemn and often public declaration of the truth or existence of something.
Usage example: Galileo's claim that the moon has a very irregular surface and thus is not the perfect sphere that the ancients had imagined
Reason and claim are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Reason" instead the word "Claim" as a verb or a noun.
Reason
Reason verb - To state (something) as a reason in support of or against something under consideration.
Usage example: he tried to reason that no one in their right mind would buy his brother's old video games, but they were put on the online auction anyway
Claim and reason are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Claim" instead the word "Reason" as a verb or a noun.
How words are described
| good | good claim | good reason |
| particular | particular claim | particular reason |
| better | better claim | better reason |
| similar | similar claim | similar reason |
| Other adjectives: common, original, initial, true, legitimate, actual, entire, real, big, little, main, major, silly, sole, plausible, primary, bizarre, biggest. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Nagash tries to claim the souls of the Stormcast Eternals but is only able to claim a bit each time, which is the reason why they lose memories and emotions with each rebirth.
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Natsuki's fellow karate club members claim that this is the reason they won't practice against her... but it's obvious that the real reason is that she can kick their butts, and they're too scared.
- The main difference is that consequentialist theories (like, but not limited to, utilitarism) see consequences as a valid moral reason to actually carry out a certain action or not instead of a reason for a claim being true or false.
Source: Appeal to Consequences
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Reason and Claim. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/claim/reason
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