reasoning

[ree-zuh-ning, reez-ning] / ˈri zə nɪŋ, ˈriz nɪŋ /

NOUN

logic, interpretation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acumen analysis argument hypothesis inference interpretation premise proposition rationale thinking

STRONG

case cogitation concluding corollary deduction dialectics exposition generalization illation induction logistics proof ratiocination rationalizing reason syllogism thought

WEAK

apriority syllogization train of thought

Antonyms

STRONGEST

reality truth

WEAK

irrationality nonsense

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There is pity in your breath, Against wild tempest weaponing.

From Songs of Womanhood by Alma-Tadema, Laurence

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