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View synonyms for reasoned

reasoned

[ree-zuhnd]

adjective

  1. based on reason.

    a carefully reasoned decision.

  2. containing reasons.

    a long, reasoned reply.



reasoned

/ ˈriːzənd /

adjective

  1. well thought-out or well presented

    a reasoned explanation

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Other Word Forms

  • reasonedly adverb
  • unreasoned adjective
  • well-reasoned adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of reasoned1

First recorded in 1675–85; reason + -ed 2
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Example Sentences

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The judge reasoned that the state is compelling the disclosure “of information that a substantial number of companies use to advertise their brands, which they have an economic motive to provide.”

"It's legitimate for the government to say we will take a tighter view, as a proper, reasoned, good faith attempt to rein in what we think Article 8 covers and what it doesn't."

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Sharks were creatures of the deep ocean, he reasoned, and he surfed in the shallower bays.

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It wasn’t “a reasoned argument,” Mahan wrote in a scathing opinion piece in the San Francisco Standard.

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Officials reasoned it would be best to install when no one was living there and that its completion could spur the return of homes and businesses.

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