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why
noun
(why)
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase `the whys and wherefores'
Synonyms:
wherefore
,
Words Related to
why
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wherefore
,
how come
,
reason
,
what
,
how
,
reasons
,
because
,
not
,
rationale
,
bother
,
that
,
explanation
,
when
,
where
,
hey
,
but
,
explaining
,
yeah
,
therefore
,
does
,
right
,
whence
,
cause
,
consequence
,
for
,
well
,
raison
,
pourquoi
,
such
,
invest
,
are
,
thus
,
grounds
,
result
,
lassie
,
whereby
,
end
,
harvester
,
innit
,
lesquelles
,
and
,
exactly
,
anyway
,
actually
,
really
,
whether
,
know
,
think
,
honestly
,
explain
,
just
,
heck
,
guess
,
thing
,
nobody
,
fact
,
suppose
,
something
,
anymore
,
ask
,
wonder
,
obviously
,
anybody
,
understand
,
maybe
,
they
,
precisely
,
simply
,
answer
,
yes
,
begs
,
question
,
puzzling
,
wounder
,
paradox
,
frankly
,
let
,
sagal
,
ashame
,
ought
,
want
,
anyhow
,
happened
,
basically
,
gist
,
even
,
whaddaya
,
clearly
,
flabbergasts
,
wether
,
perplexing
,
rightly
,
probably
,
indeed
,
rephrase
,
hmmm
,
nutshell
,
matalin
,
motives
,
here
,
why
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