Standard Lemma guide

reasoning

noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈɹiːzənɪŋ/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

The deduction of inferences or interpretations from premises, abstract thought, ratiocination; (countable) any instance of this, especially as a process leading to an action, motive.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

  • Her reasoning was clear and logical.
  • I don’t follow your reasoning on this issue.
  • Good reasoning helps solve complex problems.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A Rastafari meeting held for the purposes of chanting, prayer and discussion.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

present participle and gerund of reason

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

thinking that is coherent and logical

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: logical thinking, abstract thought

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: thinking, thought, thought process, cerebration, intellection, mentation

Narrower terms: analysis, analytic thinking, argumentation, logical argument, argument, line of reasoning, line, conjecture, deduction, deductive reasoning, synthesis, inference, illation, prediction, anticipation, prevision, ratiocination, regress, reasoning backward, synthetic thinking

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

35 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: Arsyetim — deduction of inferences or interpretations
  • Asturian: razonamientu — deduction of inferences or interpretations
  • Bulgarian: разсъждение (razsǎždenie) — deduction of inferences or interpretations
  • Catalan: raonament — deduction of inferences or interpretations
  • Chinese Mandarin: 推理 (tuīlǐ) — deduction of inferences or interpretations
  • Chinese Mandarin: 推論 /推论 (tuīlùn) — deduction of inferences or interpretations
  • Czech: uvažování — deduction of inferences or interpretations
  • Dutch: redenering — deduction of inferences or interpretations
  • Esperanto: rezono — deduction of inferences or interpretations
  • Esperanto: rezonado — deduction of inferences or interpretations
  • Finnish: päättely — deduction of inferences or interpretations
  • Finnish: järkeily — deduction of inferences or interpretations
  • French: raisonnement — deduction of inferences or interpretations
  • Galician: razoamento — deduction of inferences or interpretations
  • Georgian: განსჯა (gansǯa) — deduction of inferences or interpretations
  • German: Argumentation — deduction of inferences or interpretations
  • Greek: σκεπτικό (skeptikó) — deduction of inferences or interpretations
  • Greek: συλλογιστική (syllogistikí) — deduction of inferences or interpretations
  • Ancient Greek: λογισμός (logismós) — deduction of inferences or interpretations
  • Hindi: तर्क (tark) — deduction of inferences or interpretations
  • Italian: ragionamento — deduction of inferences or interpretations
  • Japanese: 推論 (suiron) — deduction of inferences or interpretations
  • Latin: ratiocinatio — deduction of inferences or interpretations
  • Norwegian Bokmål: tankegang — deduction of inferences or interpretations
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: tankegang — deduction of inferences or interpretations
  • Occitan: rasonament — deduction of inferences or interpretations
  • Old English: rǣswung — deduction of inferences or interpretations
  • Polish: dowodzenie — deduction of inferences or interpretations
  • Polish: argumentacja — deduction of inferences or interpretations
  • Portuguese: razoamento — deduction of inferences or interpretations
  • Russian: рассужде́ние (rassuždénije) — deduction of inferences or interpretations
  • Russian: аргумента́ция (argumentácija) — deduction of inferences or interpretations
  • Slovak: uvažovanie — deduction of inferences or interpretations
  • Spanish: razonamiento — deduction of inferences or interpretations
  • Swedish: tankegång — deduction of inferences or interpretations
Real reading context

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