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

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1. why, whereforenoun

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

   Synonyms:
   why, wherefore

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1. • Reason

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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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How to use WHY in a sentence?

1. Javier Tebas:

   If the NBA or the NFL play games outside their usual environment or their countries, why wouldn’t the Spanish Liga do so too? it’s important to develop our brand. It is within our short- and medium-term objectives to take a Liga match to the United States every year.

2. The New York Times:

   You’re an inelegant, impolite, arrogant man. That’s why you’ll never get to the presidency of the republic.

3. Annette Pettyjohn:

   There is a huge student population here, that is why I come every year.

4. Shakina Rajendram:

   We just didn’t really understand why that strict cut off at 22, but we know that the hospital had their reasons. They were in uncharted territory, and I know that they had to possibly create some parameters around what they could do.

5. Lindsey Graham:

   OK, well, he's got to come in and tell us why, we're not going to try somebody on a piece of paper.