Meanings
prepositional phrase
- Based on sound judgment and reasonable inference; with one's proper justifications; on good grounds.
Synonyms: not for nothing · Antonyms: for nothing, for no good reason
Synonyms & antonyms
prepositional phraseBased on sound judgment and reasonable inference; with one's proper justifications; on good grounds.
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Finnish syystä, syystäkin
- syystäbased on sound judgment and inference
- syystäkinbased on sound judgment and inference
- oikeutetustibased on sound judgment and inference
- hyvällä syylläbased on sound judgment and inference
French à bon droit, légitimement
- à bon droitbased on sound judgment and inference
- légitimementbased on sound judgment and inference
- à raisonbased on sound judgment and inference
- à juste titrebased on sound judgment and inference
Italian fondatamente
- fondatamentebased on sound judgment and inference
Polish nie bez powodu
- nie bez powodubased on sound judgment and inference
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APA
with good reason. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/with%20good%20reason
MLA
“with good reason.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/with%20good%20reason. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “with good reason,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/with%20good%20reason.
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