Another Word For WHY

wherefore

Verb : (conjunctive, interrogative, archaic) Why, for what reason, because of what.

Verb : (conjunctive, indicative, archaic or formal) Therefore; thus.

Noun : An intent or purpose; a why.

how come

Verb : (idiomatic, informal) Why; why is it; for what reason or purpose; due to what cause?

explaining

Noun : explanation

explanation

Noun : The act or process of explaining.

Noun : Something that explains, makes understandable.

Noun : A resolution of disputed points pursuant to discussion; a mutual clarification of disputed points; reconciliation.

result

Verb : To proceed, spring up or rise, as a consequence, from facts, arguments, premises, combination of circumstances, consultation, thought or endeavor.

Verb : (intransitive, followed by "in") To have as a consequence; to lead to; to bring about

Verb : (law) To return to the proprietor (or heirs) after a reversion.

rationale

Noun : An explanation of the basis or fundamental reasons for something.

Noun : A justification or rationalization for something.

Noun : (rare, religion) A liturgical vestment worn by some Christian bishops of various denominations.

cause

Noun : (countable, often with of, typically of adverse results) The source of, or reason for, an event or action; that which produces or effects a result.

Noun : (uncountable, especially with for and a bare noun) Sufficient reason.

Noun : (countable) A goal, aim or principle, especially one which transcends purely selfish ends.

reason

Noun : A cause:

Noun : That which causes something: an efficient cause, a proximate cause.

Noun : A motive for an action or a determination.

consequence

Noun : An effect; something that follows a cause as a result.

Noun : An unwanted or unpleasant effect.

Noun : consecution; chain of causes and effects.

therefore

Verb : (conjunctive) Consequently, by or in consequence of that or this cause; referring to something previously stated.

Verb : (conjunctive, archaic) for that; for it (in reference to a previous statement)

because

Verb : On account, for sake [with of].

Verb : (obsolete) For the reason [with that].

well

Verb : (manner) Accurately, competently, satisfactorily.

Verb : (manner) Completely, fully.

Verb : (degree) To a significant degree.

when

Verb : (interrogative) At what time? At which time? Upon which occasion or circumstance? Used to introduce direct or indirect questions about time.

Verb : (interrogative, Internet slang, often humorous) Used after a noun or noun phrase in isolation to express impatience with an anticipated future event.

Verb : At an earlier time and under different, usually less favorable, circumstances.

thus

Verb : (manner) In this way or manner.

Verb : (conjunctive) As a result.

Noun : Alternative form of thuris [(uncountable) Frankincense obtained from conifers such as the Norway spruce, or long-leaved pine.]

grounds

Noun : (law) Basis or justification for something.

Noun : The collective land areas that compose a larger area.

Noun : The sediment at the bottom of a liquid, or from which a liquid has been filtered.

what

Verb : (interrogative) In what way; to what extent.

Verb : Used before a prepositional phrase to emphasise that something is taken into consideration as a cause or reason; usually used in combination with 'with' (see what with), and much less commonly with other prepositions.

Noun : (obsolete, uncountable) Something; thing; stuff.

that

Verb : (degree) To a given extent or degree.

Verb : Denoting an equal degree.

Verb : Denoting 'as much', 'no less'.

how

Verb : (interrogative) To what degree or extent.

Verb : (interrogative) In what manner:

Verb : By what means.

whereby

Verb : (interrogative, obsolete) By what, in which direction; how.

Verb : By which.

Verb : (nonstandard) Where, wherein, in which.

such

Noun : (philosophy) Something being indicated that is similar to something else.

Noun : A surname.

where

Verb : (interrogative) In, at or to what place.

Verb : In what situation.

Verb : In, at or to the place (that) or a place (that).

whence

Verb : (archaic, formal or literary) From where; from which place or source.

end

Noun : The terminal point of something in space or time.

Noun : (by extension) The cessation of an effort, activity, state, or motion.

Noun : (by extension, often with "the") Death.

right

Adjective : Designating the side of the body which is positioned to the east if one is facing north, the side on which the heart is not located in most humans. This arrow points to the reader's right: →

Adjective : Complying with justice, correctness, or reason; correct, just, true. See also the interjection senses below.

Adjective : Appropriate, perfectly suitable; fit for purpose.

invest

Verb : To spend money, time, or energy on something, especially for some benefit or purpose; used with in.

Verb : (transitive, dated) To clothe or wrap (with garments).

Verb : (intransitive, obsolete) To put on (clothing).

but

Verb : (chiefly literary or poetic) Merely, only, just, no more than

Verb : (Australia, Geordie, conjunctive) Though, however.

Noun : An instance of using the word "but"; an objection or caveat.

yeah

Noun : Pronunciation spelling of year. [A period of time akin to the time taken for the Earth to undergo a full cycle of seasons.]

not

Verb : Negates the meaning of the modified verb.

Verb : To no degree.

Verb : (litotes) Used to indicate the opposite or near opposite, often in a form of understatement.

bother

Verb : (transitive) To annoy, to disturb, to irritate; to be troublesome to, to make trouble for.

Verb : (intransitive or reflexive) To feel care or concern; to burden or inconvenience oneself out of concern.

Verb : (intransitive, catenative) To take the trouble, to trouble oneself (to do something).

lassie

Noun : (chiefly Scotland, Northern England, Geordie, Northumbria) A young girl, a lass, especially one seen as a sweetheart.

Noun : A name given to female dogs.

and

Noun : (music, often informal) In rhythm, the second half of a divided beat.

Noun : (UK dialectal) Breath.

Noun : (UK dialectal) Sea smoke; steam fog.

hey

Noun : (country dancing) A choreographic figure in which three or more dancers weave between one another, passing by left and right shoulder alternately.

Noun : A surname.

Noun : Alternative spelling of he (“Hebrew letter”) [(uncountable) The game of tag, or it, in which the player attempting to catch the others is called "he".]

for

Noun : Initialism of field Of research.

Noun : Initialism of frame of reference. [A set of assumptions, ideas and standards that form a viewpoint from which philosophical, religious and other ideas may be evaluated.]

Noun : Initialism of Fellowship of Reconciliation, any of a number of religious nonviolent organizations, particularly in English-speaking countries.

are

Noun : (rare) An accepted (but deprecated and rarely used) metric unit of area equal to 100 square metres, or a former unit of approximately the same extent. Symbol: a.

Noun : A village in Saaremaa, Saare County, Estonia

Noun : Initialism of advance reader’s edition.

harvester

Noun : (dated) A person who gathers the harvest (harvests the crop).

Noun : A machine that gathers the harvest (harvests the crop).

Noun : (forestry) A type of heavy forestry vehicle employed in cut-to-length logging for felling, delimbing and bucking trees; an instance of this type.

does

Noun : the second album by indie rock band The Slip.

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reasons

Noun : (law, plural only) A written judgment or ruling by a judge or similar decision maker.

exactly

Verb : (manner) Without approximation; precisely.

Verb : (focus) Precisely, used to provide emphasis.

anyway

Verb : (conjunctive) Regardless; anyhow.

Verb : Used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement. See anyhow and at least.

Verb : Used to indicate a change of subject.

actually

Verb : (modal) In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively.

Verb : (obsolete) Actively.

Verb : (obsolete) Currently; at the time.

really

Verb : (literal) In a way or manner that is real, not unreal.

Verb : (modal) Actually; in fact; in reality.

Verb : (informal, as an intensifier) Very (modifying an adjective); very much (modifying a verb).

whether

Noun : (obsolete, dialect) The retention of the afterbirth in cows or sheep.

know

Verb : (transitive) To perceive the truth or factuality of; to be certain of; to be certain that.

Verb : (intransitive) To be or become aware or cognizant.

Verb : (transitive) To be aware of; to be cognizant of.

think

Verb : (transitive) To ponder, to go over in one's mind.

Verb : (transitive) To have (some statement) in one's mind; to say to oneself mentally.

Verb : (intransitive) To communicate to oneself in one's mind, to try to find a solution to a problem.

honestly

Verb : (manner) In an honest manner.

Verb : (sentence adverb) Frankly, to be honest.

explain

Verb : (transitive) To make plain, manifest, or intelligible; to clear of obscurity; to illustrate the meaning of.

Verb : (transitive) To give the reason for, justification for, or cause of.

Verb : (obsolete) To make flat, smooth out.

just

Adjective : Factually right, correct; factual.

Adjective : Rationally right, correct.

Adjective : Morally right; upright, righteous, equitable; fair.

heck

Noun : (euphemistic) Hell.

Verb : to break, to destroy

Verb : to mess up

guess

Verb : To reach a partly (or totally) unconfirmed conclusion; to engage in conjecture; to speculate.

Verb : To solve by a correct conjecture; to conjecture rightly.

Verb : (chiefly US) to suppose, to imagine (introducing a proposition of uncertain plausibility).

thing

Noun : That which is considered to exist as a separate entity, object, quality or concept.

Noun : A word, symbol, sign, or other referent that can be used to refer to any entity.

Noun : An individual object or distinct entity.

nobody

Noun : Someone who is not important or well-known.

Noun : Something that has no body or an especially small one.

fact

Noun : Something actual as opposed to invented.

Noun : Something which is real.

Noun : Something concrete used as a basis for further interpretation.

suppose

Verb : (transitive) To take for granted; to conclude, with less than absolute supporting data; to believe.

Verb : (transitive) To theorize or hypothesize.

Verb : (transitive) To imagine; to believe; to receive as true.

something

Adjective : Having a characteristic that the speaker cannot specify.

Verb : (degree) Somewhat; to a degree.

Verb : (colloquial, especially in certain set combinations) Used to adverbialise a following adjective

anymore

Verb : (especially US) Alternative form of any more. [(in negative or interrogative constructions) From a given time onwards; longer, again.]

ask

Verb : To request or petition.

Verb : (transitive, intransitive) To request (information, or an answer to a question).

Verb : (transitive or ditransitive) To request or enquire of (a person).

wonder

Noun : Something that causes amazement or awe; a marvel.

Noun : Something astonishing and seemingly inexplicable.

Noun : Someone very talented at something, a genius.

obviously

Verb : In an obvious or clearly apparent manner.

Verb : (colloquial) Used as a filler word, or to introduce information even when not obvious.

anybody

Noun : a person of some importanc

understand

Verb : (transitive, intransitive) (of communication or means of communication: words, statements, signs, etc.) To know the meaning of; to parse or have parsed correctly; to comprehend.

Verb : (transitive) (generally) To know the meaning of.

Verb : (transitive) (of a skill, task, profession, etc.) To be thoroughly familiar with; to be able to undertake properly.

maybe

Verb : Perhaps, possibly.

Verb : (as a pro-sentence) Perhaps that is true (expressing no commitment to a decision or a neutral viewpoint to a statement).

Verb : (UK, meiosis) Certainly.

they

Noun : In Modern English, they is a third-person pronoun relating to a grammatical subject.

Noun : a 1917 poem by the English soldier and poet Siegfried Sassoon published in The Old Huntsman and Other Poems.

Noun : "They" is a science fiction short story by American writer Robert A. Heinlein.

precisely

Verb : (manner) In a precise manner; exactly.

Verb : (focus) Used to provide emphasis.

simply

Verb : (manner) In a simple way or state; considered in or by itself; without addition; alone.

Verb : (manner) Plainly; without art or subtlety

Verb : (manner) Foolishly; stupidly.

answer

Noun : A response or reply; something said or done in reaction to a statement or question.

Noun : A solution to a problem.

Noun : (after a possessive, with to) Someone or something that fills a similar role or position.

yes

Noun : An affirmative expression; an answer that shows agreement or acceptance.

Noun : A vote of support or in favor of something.

Verb : (colloquial, transitive) To agree with, affirm, approve.

begs

Verb : (intransitive) To request the help of someone, often in the form of money.

Verb : (transitive) To plead with someone for help, a favor, etc.; to entreat.

Verb : (transitive) To unwillingly provoke a negative, often violent, reaction.

question

Noun : A worded or expressed sentence, phrase, or only a word on its own, which asks for information, a reply, or a response; an interrogative.

Noun : A subject or topic for consideration or investigation.

Noun : A doubt or challenge about the truth, accuracy, or validity of a matter.

puzzling

Adjective : Difficult to understand or explain; enigmatic or confusing; perplexing.

Noun : Time spent pondering something confusing.

wounder

Noun : One who wounds.

paradox

Noun : An apparently self-contradictory statement, which can only be true if it is false, and vice versa.

Noun : A counterintuitive conclusion or outcome.

Noun : A claim that two apparently contradictory ideas are true.

frankly

Verb : In a frank or candid manner, especially in a way that may seem too open, excessively honest, or slightly blunt.

Verb : (sentence adverb) In truth, to tell the truth.

Verb : (sciences, medicine) To a degree large enough as to be plainly evident.

let

Verb : (transitive) To allow to, not to prevent (+ infinitive, but usually without to).

Verb : (transitive) To allow to be or do without interference; to not disturb or meddle with; to leave alone.

Verb : (transitive) To allow the release of (a fluid).

sagal

Noun : A surname from Hebrew.

ashame

Verb : (intransitive, obsolete) To feel shame; to be ashamed.

Verb : (transitive, rare) To make ashamed; to shame.

ought

Verb : (auxiliary) Indicating duty or obligation.

Verb : (auxiliary) Indicating advisability or prudence.

Verb : (auxiliary) Indicating desirability.

want

Verb : (transitive) To wish for or desire (something); to feel a need or desire for; to crave, hanker, or demand.

Verb : (by extension) To make it easy or tempting to do something undesirable, or to make it hard or challenging to refrain from doing it.

Verb : (transitive, in particular) To wish, desire, or demand to see, have the presence of or do business with.

anyhow

Verb : (manner) In any way or manner whatever.

Verb : (conjunctive) In any case. Used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement.

Verb : Without care or tidiness; recklessly, negligently or randomly.

happened

Verb : (intransitive) To occur or take place.

Verb : (transitive, archaic) To happen to; to befall.

Verb : (intransitive or impersonal, with infinitive) To do or occur by chance or unexpectedly.

basically

Verb : In a fundamental, essential or basic manner.

Verb : Essentially; mostly; pretty much.

Verb : (filler) Used to refer to the most important or fundamental point that the speaker is making or to indicate a generalization or simplification; sometimes tending towards a meaningless filler word.

gist

Noun : (countable) The main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter; the crux, the heart, the pith.

Noun : (countable, law, dated) The essential ground for action in a lawsuit, without which there is no cause of action; the gravamen.

Noun : (uncountable, Nigeria) Gossip, rumour; (countable) an instance of this.

even

Adjective : Flat and level.

Adjective : Without great variation.

Adjective : Equal in proportion, quantity, size, etc.

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clearly

Verb : (manner) In a clear manner.

Verb : (modal) Without a doubt; obviously.

Verb : (degree) To a degree clearly discernible.

flabbergasts

Verb : (transitive) To overwhelm with bewilderment; to amaze, confound, or stun, especially in a ludicrous manner.

wether

Noun : A castrated goat.

Noun : A castrated ram.

Verb : (transitive) To castrate a male sheep or goat.

perplexing

Adjective : That causes perplexity.

rightly

Verb : In a right manner; correctly, justifiably.

probably

Verb : In all likelihood.

indeed

Verb : (modal) Truly; in fact; actually.

Verb : (degree, after the adjective modified) In fact.

rephrase

Verb : (transitive) To say or write something with different wording.

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nutshell

Noun : The shell that surrounds the kernel of a nut.

Noun : A short book summarizing an area of law.

Noun : (nautical) A small boat; a boat considered small in comparison to the seas.

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motives

Noun : (obsolete) An idea or communication that makes one want to act, especially from spiritual sources; a divine prompting.

Noun : An incentive to act in a particular way; a reason or emotion that makes one want to do something; anything that prompts a choice of action.

Noun : (obsolete, rare) A limb or other bodily organ that can move.

here

Verb : (location) In, on, or at this place (a place perceived to be close to the speaker); compare there.

Verb : (abstract) At this point or stage (in a process, argument, narration, etc.)

Verb : (abstract) In this matter.

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