Synonyms for why
ʰwaɪ, waɪwhy

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1. whynoun

   Synonyms:
   wherefore, how come

2. whyinterjection

   Exclamation of mild surprise.

   Why, I think it would work fine!

   Synonyms:
   wherefore, how come

Princeton's WordNetRate this synonym:2.7 / 3 votes

1. why, whereforenoun

   the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase `the whys and wherefores'

   Synonyms:
   wherefore

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1. • Reason

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:2.0 / 2 votes

1. whyadjective

   Synonyms:
   wherefore, for what cause or reason, on what account

2. whyadjective

   Synonyms:
   for what purpose

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1. List of paraphrases for "why":

   -why, pourquoi, how, therefore, reasons, reason

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1. Mitch McConnell:

   Why won’t Speaker Pelosi stop blocking a bipartisan security bill that passed the Senate unanimously?

2. Kim Davis:

   My husband and I had talked about it for quite a while and we came to the conclusion that the Democratic Party left us a long time ago, so why were we hanging on?

3. Erich Tauber:

   Merck has already demonstrated in the past... that it makes vaccines available to anybody who needs them, it is one of the reasons why we have decided to cooperate with Merck.

4. Alexis Maciej:

   It’s those smaller human kindnesses that if they can be easier and gentler for the experience, why not? maybe it takes somebody who’s going through it to realize the issue, and not the health care provider watching from the outside.

5. One New Hampshire GOP official:

   There are no other campaigns canceling events as far as I know right now. We would expect there to be a blizzard for a campaign to cancel, so maybe the question is: Why did he go back to New York last night?