Defend and Reason

Defend

Defend verb - Argue or speak in defense of.

Show all Definitions

Synonyms for Defend

Antonyms for Defend

Reason and defend are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Reason" instead a verb "Defend".

Nearby Words: defense, defence, defender, defensive, defending

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

Show all Definitions

Synonyms for Reason

Antonyms for Reason

Defend and reason are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Defend" instead a verb "Reason".

Nearby Words: reasonable, reasoning, reasoned, reasonably, reasonableness

Mutual synonyms

Common collocations

man	defend man	reason man
people	defend people	reason people
position	defend position	reason position
name	defend name	reason name
Other words: time, way, father, castle, humans, sister.

Both words in one sentence

Reason being is the programmers never expected this and never gave him alternate programming, so he continues to block and defend against it as if it was the full Biggoron's Sword.

Source: Good Bad Bugs / Action-Adventure
The only reason their inevitable demise is postponed is Eddie is too drunk to defend himself at the time of the attack.

Source: Mugging The Monster / Live-Action Films
Much later, Roy decides to destroy Girard's gate for the same reason, aware that the party isn't strong enough to defend it.

Source: No MacGuffin, No Winner

More sentences

Cite this Source

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

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

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