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reasoning

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of 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, rational, reasonable, thinking
Words Related to reasoning

analytic (or analytical), logical

brainy, cerebral, highbrow, highbrowed, intellectual

cognitional, cognitive, mental

levelheaded, practical, sane, sensible, sober
Near 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, nonsensical
Antonyms of reasoning

irrational, nonrational, nonthinking, unintelligent, unreasonable, unreasoning, unthinking

reasoning

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of reasoning

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, logic, ratiocination, reason, sense
Words Related to reasoning

cogency, coherence, logicality, logicalness, rationality, rationalness

convincingness, persuasiveness

syllogism, synthesis

analysis, dissection

deduction, induction

argumentation, disputation
Near Antonyms of reasoning

illogic, incoherence

absurdity, brainlessness, insanity, irrationality, nonsensicalness, preposterousness, senselessness

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