Claim and Reason

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.

Nearby Words: claimed, claiming, claimant

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

power claim power reason power
position claim position reason position
name claim name reason name
time claim time reason time
Other words: nothing, lives.

Both words in one sentence

  • Tabletop Game / Warhammer: Age of Sigmar 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.
  • Wouldn't Hit a Girl aka: Would Not Hit A Girl 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.
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