reasoning

having the ability to reason judged by the courts not to be a reasoning being who could be held accountable for his crimes Synonyms of reasoning intelligent, reasonable, rational, thinkingWords Related to reasoning analytic (or analytical), logical; brainy, cerebral, highbrow, highbrowed, intellectual; cognitional, cognitive, mental; levelheaded, practical, sane, sensible, soberNear Antonyms of reasoning brainless, dense, doltish, dopey (also dopy), dorky [slang], dull, dumb, fatuous, half-witted, mindless, obtuse, senseless, slow, stupid, thickheaded; fallacious, groundless, illogical, invalid, nonsensicalAntonyms of reasoning irrational, nonrational, nonthinking, unintelligent, unreasonable, unreasoning, unthinking

the thought processes that have been established as leading to valid solutions to problems your reasoning here is faulty, for although all wives are spouses, not all spouses are wives Synonyms of reasoning intellection, ratiocination, reason, logic, senseWords Related to reasoning cogency, coherence, logicality, logicalness, rationality, rationalness; convincingness, persuasiveness; syllogism, synthesis; analysis, dissection; deduction, induction; argumentation, disputationNear Antonyms of reasoning illogic, incoherence; absurdity, brainlessness, insanity, irrationality, nonsensicalness, preposterousness, senselessness