as in reasoning
the thought processes that have been established as leading to valid solutions to problems
as an expert in ratiocination, the detective Sherlock Holmes has few rivals
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Recent Examples of ratiocination
The underground man is someone who is cursed with ratiocination.
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Sean Illing, Vox, 9 Dec. 2024
No ratiocination similar to Parker’s point system.
—WIRED, 23 Feb. 2023
Once again, using the obtuse ratiocination of her characters, DeWitt aims at nothing less than expanding readerly consciousness, gesturing toward a world of untapped possibility freed from convention.
—Charles Arrowsmith, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2022
At the same time that professional men of science were forming the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Poe was lambasting professionals in favor of splendid amateurism and personal ratiocination.
—Colin Dickey, The New Republic, 21 July 2021
The surface of the table was taken up with all sorts of paraphernalia superfluous, not to say impedimental, to ratiocination.
—Hermione Hoby, New York Times, 1 June 2018
Outside of pure math our powers of ratiocination are overwhelmed by subjective decisions along the chain of propositions.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 25 Apr. 2013
Sean Illing, Vox, 9 Dec. 2024
No ratiocination similar to Parker’s point system.
—WIRED, 23 Feb. 2023
Once again, using the obtuse ratiocination of her characters, DeWitt aims at nothing less than expanding readerly consciousness, gesturing toward a world of untapped possibility freed from convention.
—Charles Arrowsmith, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2022
At the same time that professional men of science were forming the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Poe was lambasting professionals in favor of splendid amateurism and personal ratiocination.
—Colin Dickey, The New Republic, 21 July 2021
The surface of the table was taken up with all sorts of paraphernalia superfluous, not to say impedimental, to ratiocination.
—Hermione Hoby, New York Times, 1 June 2018
Outside of pure math our powers of ratiocination are overwhelmed by subjective decisions along the chain of propositions.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 25 Apr. 2013
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ratiocination
Noun
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Success at tests like puzzles and mazes, which appeared to Washburn to be the result of reasoning, or insight—observation and detection—Thorndike insisted was instead merely the result of blundering, repetition, and trial and error.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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In their own filing, prosecutors disagreed with Crosland's reasoning, according to the report.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2026
Noun
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As fake dating logic dictates, proximity (and, blessedly, only one bed) leads to very real feelings.—
Erin La Rosa,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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There’s sort of a Möbius strip of logic there.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
12 May 2026
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“Ratiocination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ratiocination. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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