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

Other Word Forms

• reasonedly adverb
• unreasoned adjective
• well-reasoned adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of reasoned¹

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

Example Sentences

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

From BBC

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

From Los Angeles Times

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.

From Los Angeles Times

“I said, ‘I’m gonna text her and see does she fancy playing a few gigs,’ because as musicians that’s the best way to see your friends,” he reasoned.

From Los Angeles Times

Deliberative democracy is the idea that decision-making and governance are arrived at through thoughtful, reasoned and respectful dialogue.

From Salon

Related Words

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