Derivative and Reason

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Derivative

Derivative noun - Something that naturally develops or is developed from something else.
Usage example: the whole field of industrial robots is a derivative of technology developed for the space program
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Reason is an antonym for derivative.
Nearby Words: derive, derivation, derived, derivable, derivatively

Reason

Reason noun - A statement given to explain a belief or act.
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Derivative is an antonym for reason.
Nearby Words: reasonable, reasoning, reasoned, reasonably, reasonableness
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common common derivative common reason
specific specific derivative specific reason
obvious obvious derivative obvious reason
little little derivative little reason
Other adjectives: new.

Both words in one sentence

  • The M16's direct-impingement gas operation has fallen to the same reputation, accused of being or implied to be the sole reason any issues exist in weapons that use it, and almost every AR-15 derivative has used a gas piston instead.
    Source: Never Live It Down / Real Life
  • Characters / X Men Rogues Gallery A To L Follow the Leader: Part of the reason why the Externals never really took off is how, aside from Gideon, most of them were derivative of other, more popular characters in appearance.
    Source: Characters / X Men Rogues Gallery A To L
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Reason and Derivative. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/derivative/reason
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