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

Derived Forms

• ˈreasonedly, adverb

Other Words From

• reasoned·ly adverb
• un·reasoned adjective
• well-reasoned adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of reasoned¹

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

Example Sentences

Remarkably prescient, these antiwar voices hold powerful lessons about the hazard of dismissing reasoned dissent.

From Washington Post

His reasoned voice and ability to collaborate will be sorely missed.

From Washington Blade

Utilizing fear, or taking a reasoned approach to gradual, incremental change?

From The Daily Beast

Laying down several layers, he reasoned, would allow one effectively to print out a small part.

From The Daily Beast

Kempton subsequently offered what he reasoned to be mathematical proof of her powers.

From The Daily Beast

And jurors would be able to evaluate the evidence on both sides of the case and render a reasoned verdict.

From The Daily Beast

Yes, projected Republican wins are a reasoned backlash against Obamacare.

From The Daily Beast

But I reasoned with myself and managed to satisfy myself that he must have turned the chair round with his foot.

From Project Gutenberg

Fresh light may be shed on the matter by the battle now imminent, but I am cabling on reasoned existing facts.

From Project Gutenberg

Ought not Gilbert's happiness, she reasoned with herself, to have been dearer to her than all the world beside?

From Project Gutenberg

I should have despised myself forever if I had not believed in him and been true, she reasoned.

From Project Gutenberg

Turner was an artist of the rarest and most generous equipment, and he had to do what he did, and never reasoned why he did it.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• clear-cut
• consistent
• credible
• judicious
• justifiable
• logical
• plausible
• rational
• sane
• sensible
• sober
• thoughtful
• wise