Meanings
plural reasonings
- uncountableThe deduction of inferences or interpretations from premises, abstract thought, ratiocination; (countable) any instance of this, especially as a process leading to an action, motive.
Her reasoning was clear and logical.
2 more examples
I don’t follow your reasoning on this issue.
Good reasoning helps solve complex problems.
Synonyms: ratiocination, rationale, reasons, rationalization
- countableA Rastafari meeting held for the purposes of chanting, prayer and discussion.
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of reason
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe deduction of inferences or interpretations from premises, abstract thought, ratiocination; (countable) any instance of this, especially as a process leading to an action, motive.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectiveendowed with the capacity to reason
nounthinking that is coherent and logical
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Ancient Greek λογισμός
- λογισμός (logismós)deduction of inferences or interpretations
Bulgarian разсъждение
- разсъждение (razsăždenie)deduction of inferences or interpretations
Catalan raonament
- raonamentdeduction of inferences or interpretations
Chinese Mandarin 推理, 推論 /推论
- 推理 (tuīlǐ)deduction of inferences or interpretations
- 推論 /推论 (tuīlùn)deduction of inferences or interpretations
Czech uvažování
- uvažovánídeduction of inferences or interpretations
Dutch redenering
- redeneringdeduction of inferences or interpretations
Esperanto rezono, rezonado
- rezonodeduction of inferences or interpretations
- rezonadodeduction of inferences or interpretations
Finnish päättely, järkeily
- päättelydeduction of inferences or interpretations
- järkeilydeduction of inferences or interpretations
French raisonnement
- raisonnementdeduction of inferences or interpretations
German Argumentation
- Argumentationdeduction of inferences or interpretations
Greek σκεπτικό, συλλογιστική
- σκεπτικό (skeptikó)deduction of inferences or interpretations
- συλλογιστική (syllogistikí)deduction of inferences or interpretations
Hindi तर्क
- तर्क (tark)deduction of inferences or interpretations
Italian ragionamento
- ragionamentodeduction of inferences or interpretations
Japanese 推論
- 推論 (suiron)deduction of inferences or interpretations
Latin ratiocinatio
- ratiocinatiodeduction of inferences or interpretations
Norwegian Bokmål tankegang
- tankegangdeduction of inferences or interpretations
Polish dowodzenie, argumentacja
- dowodzeniededuction of inferences or interpretations
- argumentacjadeduction of inferences or interpretations
Portuguese razoamento
- razoamentodeduction of inferences or interpretations
Russian рассужде́ние, аргумента́ция
- рассужде́ние (rassuždénije)deduction of inferences or interpretations
- аргумента́ция (argumentácija)deduction of inferences or interpretations
Slovak uvažovanie
- uvažovaniededuction of inferences or interpretations
Spanish razonamiento
- razonamientodeduction of inferences or interpretations
Swedish tankegång
- tankegångdeduction of inferences or interpretations
Cite this entry
reasoning. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reasoning
“reasoning.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reasoning. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reasoning,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reasoning.
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