If we let our reasoning power be overshadowed by our emotions, we would be barking up the wrong tree all the time.
Source: tatoeba (21045)
Reasoning
//ˈɹiːzənɪŋ//
Synonyms for "reasoning" (109 found)
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Closest matches (22)
Strong matches (33)
Related words (54)
mentalmental actmental capacitymental labormental processmentalitymentationmindnoesisnoeticnoologicalnousphilosophyphrenicpostulatepower of reasonpremisesproofpsychepsychic
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Noun(5 words)
Adjective(1 words)
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6 entriesSynonyms
3 entriescapable of
1 entriesderived
9 entriesform of
1 entriesis a
2 entriesrelated to
7 entriessimilar
1 entriesTranslations
35 translations across 29 languages.
Albanian
1 entries- Arsyetim noun (deduction of inferences or interpretations)
Ancient Greek
1 entries- λογισμός noun (deduction of inferences or interpretations)
Asturian
1 entries- razonamientu noun (deduction of inferences or interpretations)
Bulgarian
1 entries- разсъждение noun (deduction of inferences or interpretations)
Catalan
1 entries- raonament noun (deduction of inferences or interpretations)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 推理 noun (deduction of inferences or interpretations)
- 推論 /推论 noun (deduction of inferences or interpretations)
Czech
1 entries- uvažování noun (deduction of inferences or interpretations)
Dutch
1 entries- redenering noun (deduction of inferences or interpretations)
Esperanto
2 entries- rezonado noun (deduction of inferences or interpretations)
- rezono noun (deduction of inferences or interpretations)
Finnish
2 entries- järkeily noun (deduction of inferences or interpretations)
- päättely noun (deduction of inferences or interpretations)
French
1 entries- raisonnement noun (deduction of inferences or interpretations)
Galician
1 entries- razoamento noun (deduction of inferences or interpretations)
Georgian
1 entries- განსჯა noun (deduction of inferences or interpretations)
German
1 entries- Argumentation noun (deduction of inferences or interpretations)
Greek
2 entries- σκεπτικό noun (deduction of inferences or interpretations)
- συλλογιστική noun (deduction of inferences or interpretations)
Hindi
1 entries- तर्क noun (deduction of inferences or interpretations)
Italian
1 entries- ragionamento noun (deduction of inferences or interpretations)
Japanese
1 entries- 推論 noun (deduction of inferences or interpretations)
Latin
1 entries- ratiocinatio noun (deduction of inferences or interpretations)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- tankegang noun (deduction of inferences or interpretations)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- tankegang noun (deduction of inferences or interpretations)
Occitan
1 entries- rasonament noun (deduction of inferences or interpretations)
Old English
1 entries- rǣswung noun (deduction of inferences or interpretations)
Polish
2 entries- argumentacja noun (deduction of inferences or interpretations)
- dowodzenie noun (deduction of inferences or interpretations)
Portuguese
1 entries- razoamento noun (deduction of inferences or interpretations)
Russian
2 entries- аргумента́ция noun (deduction of inferences or interpretations)
- рассужде́ние noun (deduction of inferences or interpretations)
Slovak
1 entries- uvažovanie noun (deduction of inferences or interpretations)
Spanish
1 entries- razonamiento noun (deduction of inferences or interpretations)
Swedish
1 entries- tankegång noun (deduction of inferences or interpretations)
Sample sentences
13 total sentences available.
I've tried reasoning with him but he just won't listen.
Source: tatoeba (260388)
There is no reasoning.
Source: tatoeba (272517)
He wins his arguments by logical reasoning.
Source: tatoeba (304840)
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