Instance and Reason

Instance

Instance noun - One of a group or collection that shows what the whole is like.

Show all Definitions

Reason and instance are semantically related. in case topic. In some cases you can use "Reason" instead a noun "Instance".

Reason noun - A statement given to explain a belief or act.

Show all Definitions

Instance and reason are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Instance" with "Reason", this nouns are similar.

known	known instance	known reason
good	good instance	good reason
best	best instance	best reason
particular	particular instance	particular reason
Other adjectives: similar, common, specific, original, true, single, obvious, entire, real, main, major, possible, above, odd, weird, strange, bizarre, justified, biggest.

time	instance time	reason time
characters	instance characters	reason characters

The Holy Grail itself, for instance, was sold for five pounds, as having already gained eternal life from drinking it, he sees no reason to keep it around.

Source: Series / That Mitchell and Webb Look
He's not REALLY Oblivious to Love, but he narrates for us as if he were: a girl will "seem upset for some reason" instead of being jealous, for instance.

Source: Light Novel / Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai
Usually because he misunderstands the situation and believes himself to be deserving of the pain or, in one instance, *not* understanding the reason he's being attacked, and thus refusing to give up.

Source: Badass Pacifist

Cite this Source

Reason and Instance. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/instance/reason

Instance & Reason. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/instance/reason>.

Reason or Instance. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/instance/reason.

Google Ngram Viewer shows how "instance" and "reason" have occurred on timeline