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reasoned

rea·soned
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ree-zuh nd]
    • /ˈri zənd/
    • /ˈriː.zənd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ree-zuh nd]
    • /ˈri zənd/

Definitions of reasoned word

  • adjective reasoned based on reason: a carefully reasoned decision. 1
  • adjective reasoned containing reasons: a long, reasoned reply. 1
  • noun reasoned a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.: the reason for declaring war. 1
  • noun reasoned a statement presented in justification or explanation of a belief or action: I dare you to give me one good reason for quitting school! 1
  • noun reasoned the mental powers concerned with forming conclusions, judgments, or inferences: Effective leadership requires a person of reason. 1
  • noun reasoned sound judgment; good sense. 1

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Origin of reasoned

First appearance:

before 1675
One of the 48% oldest English words
First recorded in 1675-85; reason + -ed2

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Parts of speech for Reasoned

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

reasoned popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

reasoned usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for reasoned

adv reasoned

  • a priori — An a priori argument, reason, or probability is based on an assumed principle or fact, rather than on actual observed facts.

adj reasoned

  • aforethought — premeditated (esp in the phrase malice aforethought)
  • all there — having his or her wits about him or her; of normal intelligence
  • as a matter of course — If you do something as a matter of course, you do it as part of your normal work or way of life.
  • attributable — If something is attributable to an event, situation, or person, it is likely that it was caused by that event, situation or person.
  • cognitive — Cognitive means relating to the mental process involved in knowing, learning, and understanding things.

noun reasoned

  • alibied — Simple past tense and past participle of alibi.
  • factored — Simple past tense and past participle of factor.
  • goosed — any of numerous wild or domesticated, web-footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, especially of the genera Anser and Branta, most of which are larger and have a longer neck and legs than the ducks.
  • jived — swing music or early jazz.
  • motived — Simple past tense and past participle of motive.

adjective reasoned

  • analytic — Analytic means the same as analytical.
  • analytical — An analytical way of doing something involves the use of logical reasoning.
  • coldblooded — having a body temperature that fluctuates, approximating that of the surrounding air, land, or water
  • deliberate — If you do something that is deliberate, you planned or decided to do it beforehand, and so it happens on purpose rather than by chance.
  • designful — full of design or intention

verb reasoned

  • cogitated — Simple past tense and past participle of cogitate.
  • deliberated — carefully weighed or considered; studied; intentional: a deliberate lie.
  • educed — Simple past tense and past participle of educe.
  • extrapolated — Simple past tense and past participle of extrapolate.
  • ideated — to form an idea, thought, or image of.

Antonyms for reasoned

adj reasoned

  • arbitrary — If you describe an action, rule, or decision as arbitrary, you think that it is not based on any principle, plan, or system. It often seems unfair because of this.
  • intuitive — perceiving directly by intuition without rational thought, as a person or the mind.

adjective reasoned

  • highhanded — Alternative spelling of high-handed.
  • instinctual — of, relating to, or of the nature of instinct.

noun reasoned

  • hunched — to thrust out or up in a hump; arch: to hunch one's back.
  • jived — swing music or early jazz.

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