in reason
Also, within reason. Inside the bounds of good sense, justification, or practicality. For example, We need to keep our prices in reason, or He promised to do what he can to help us, within reason. [Late 1500s]
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Question 1 of 10
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Words nearby in reason
inquorate, inradius, in re, in reach, in reality, in reason, in reference to, in regard to, in relation to, in rem, in rerum natura
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