Fate
Fate noun - A condition or occurrence traceable to a cause.
Usage example: the fate of the presidential election hinged on a few thousand votes in a single state
Reason
Reason noun - Someone or something responsible for a result.
Usage example: what's the meteorological reason for tornadoes?
How words are described
| good | good fate | good reason |
| best | best fate | best reason |
| exact | exact fate | exact reason |
| better | better fate | better reason |
| Other adjectives: similar, usual, common, specific, original, true, likely, actual, entire, real, ultimate, new, possible, apparent, unknown, different. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Hong Kong suffers a similar fate later in the movie, so the heroes have further reason to angst about the danger.
Source: Throw-Away Country -
Since Kazuya has a similar "Stigma body" (the reason he can use "Freezing" without first forming a bond to a Pandora), Yumi Kim is concerned that he might suffer the same fate.
Source: The Corruption -
Narcissists (the guys who fight fate) are destined to lose, though for this reason the War must be fought.
Source: You Can't Fight Fate
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Reason and Fate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/fate/reason
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