Reason
Reason noun - A statement given to explain a belief or act.
Stem
Stem noun - Cylinder forming a long narrow part of something.
How words are described
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- There's also the idea of how utterly disgusted he is with Angelus, a large part of the reason for their hatred seems to stem from attempts to make Spike just as bad as he is.
Source: Freudian Excuse / Live-Action TV - While no one knows the reason for it, it was determined that it doesn't stem from genetics.
Source: Randomly Gifted - Of course, his paranoia doesn't stem from any logical reason, he just really doesn't like Bo.
Source: Film / Legendary Assassin
Cite this Source
Stem and Reason. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/reason/stem
Reason & Stem. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/reason/stem>.
Stem or Reason. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/reason/stem.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "reason" and "stem" have occurred on timeline