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reasoning |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb reason 3 senses of reason Sense 1 reason, reason out conclude => induce => deduce, infer, deduct, derive => syllogize, syllogise => deduce, infer => gather => generalize, generalise, extrapolate, infer Sense 2 argue, reason => re-argue => expostulate => defend, support, fend for Sense 3 reason => ratiocinate => calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work out reckon, figure => speculate Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb reason 3 senses of reason Sense 1 reason, reason out conclude => induce => deduce, infer, deduct, derive => extrapolate => carry back => surmise => suspect => elicit => syllogize, syllogise => deduce, infer => gather => generalize, generalise, extrapolate, infer => overgeneralize, overgeneralise => universalize Sense 2 argue, reason => re-argue => expostulate => defend, support, fend for => apologize, apologise, excuse, justify, rationalize, rationalise => color, colour, gloss => plead => extenuate, palliate, mitigate => stand up stick up => uphold Sense 3 reason => ratiocinate => calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work out reckon, figure => extract => process => prorate => miscalculate => recalculate => average, average out => factor, factor in factor out => add add together => subtract, deduct, take off => multiply => square => cube => raise => divide, fraction => halve => quarter => interpolate, extrapolate => differentiate => integrate => survey => triangulate => estimate, gauge, approximate, guess, judge => misgauge => place put set => give => lowball, underestimate => make => reckon, count => guesstimate => budget => capitalize, capitalise => overcapitalize, overcapitalise => resolve, solve => factorize, factorise => speculate => guess, venture, hazard => predict, foretell, prognosticate, call forebode, anticipate, promise => read => secondguess, outguess => augur => bet, wager => forecast, calculate => prophesy => vaticinate => enlighten, irradiate => suspect, surmise => suppose, say Entailment of verb reason Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb reason 3 senses of reason Sense 1 reason, reason out conclude Sense 2 argue, reason => present, lay out Sense 3 reason => think, cogitate, cerebrate Familiarity of verb reason reason used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb reason Sense 1 reason, reason out conclude -------------- Sense 2 argue, reason => present, lay out -------------- Sense 3 reason => think, cogitate, cerebrate -------------- Grep of noun reasoning deductive reasoning inductive reasoning line of reasoning reasoning reasoning backward reasoning by elimination Overview of noun reasoning The noun reasoning has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (6) reasoning, logical thinking, abstract thought -- (thinking that is coherent and logical) Overview of verb reason The verb reason has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (3) reason, reason out conclude -- (decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion; "We reasoned that it was cheaper to rent than to buy a house") 2. (2) argue, reason -- (present reasons and arguments) 3. (1) reason -- (think logically; "The children must learn to reason") Overview of adj reasoning The adj reasoning has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. intelligent, reasoning, thinking -- (endowed with the capacity to reason) Antonyms of adj reasoning 1 sense of reasoning Sense 1 intelligent, reasoning(postnominal), thinking(postnominal) INDIRECT (VIA rational) -> irrational Similarity of adj reasoning 1 sense of reasoning Sense 1 intelligent, reasoning(postnominal), thinking(postnominal) => rational (vs. irrational) Attributes of adj reasoning Familiarity of adj reasoning reasoning used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj reasoning reasoning unreasoning Overview of noun reasoning The noun reasoning has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (6) reasoning, logical thinking, abstract thought -- (thinking that is coherent and logical) Overview of verb reason The verb reason has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (3) reason, reason out conclude -- (decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion; "We reasoned that it was cheaper to rent than to buy a house") 2. (2) argue, reason -- (present reasons and arguments) 3. (1) reason -- (think logically; "The children must learn to reason") Overview of adj reasoning The adj reasoning has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. intelligent, reasoning, thinking -- (endowed with the capacity to reason)
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