reasoning

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of REASONING

having the ability to reason <judged by the courts not to be a reasoning being who could be held accountable for his crimes>

Synonyms intelligent, reasonable, reasoning, thinking

Related Words analytic (or analytical), logical; brainy, cerebral, highbrow, highbrowed, intellectual; cognitional, cognitive, mental; levelheaded, practical, sane, sensible, sober

Near Antonyms brainless, dense, doltish, dopey (also dopy), dorky [slang], dull, dumb, fatuous, half-witted, mindless, obtuse, senseless, slow, stupid, thickheaded; fallacious, groundless, illogical, invalid, nonsensical

Antonyms irrational, nonrational, nonthinking, unintelligent, unreasonable, unreasoning, unthinking

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