Reason
Reason noun - A statement given to explain a belief or act.
Wish
Wish noun - An expression of some desire or inclination.
How words are described
| good | good reason | good wish |
| exact | exact reason | exact wish |
| better | better reason | better wish |
| similar | similar reason | similar wish |
| Other adjectives: specific, stated, original, initial, true, single, simple, actual, real, little, main, personal, major, possible, apparent, different, biggest. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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The Skull Heart grants her wish, rendering her free from "the needs of mind, body and soul...of memory, reason, and morals...", and transforms her into a Skullgirl of unprecedented power.
Source: Video Game / Skullgirls - The entire reason he pulled out the Fury containing Eryn, starting the plot of the game, is because he thought it would let him wish for some food.
Source: Big Eater / Video Games -
Philosophers of the theological theory of Pandeism hypothesize this as one possible reason why an immortal deity would wish to cease to be one, and become the Universe instead.
Source: Who Wants to Live Forever?
Cite this Source
Wish and Reason. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/reason/wish
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