reasoned

[ ree-zuhnd ]

/ ˈri zənd /

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adjective

based on reason: a carefully reasoned decision.

containing reasons: a long, reasoned reply.

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Origin of reasoned

First recorded in 1675–85; reason + -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM reasoned

rea·soned·ly, adverbun·rea·soned, adjectivewell-reasoned, adjective

Words nearby reasoned

rearward, Rea Silvia, reason, reasonable, Reason, Age of, reasoned, reasoning, reasonless, reassemble, reassert, reassess

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How to use reasoned in a sentence

Remarkably prescient, these antiwar voices hold powerful lessons about the hazard of dismissing reasoned dissent.
The critics of war in Afghanistan proved prescient|Jeremy Varon|August 26, 2021|Washington Post
His reasoned voice and ability to collaborate will be sorely missed.
Activists concerned over removal of D.C. AIDS office executive|Lou Chibbaro Jr.|May 5, 2021|Washington Blade
Utilizing fear, or taking a reasoned approach to gradual, incremental change?
Jon Stewart Talks ‘Rosewater’ and the ‘Chickensh-t’ Democrats’ Midterm Massacre|Marlow Stern|November 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Laying down several layers, he reasoned, would allow one effectively to print out a small part.
Pioneers in Printing|The Daily Beast|October 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Kempton subsequently offered what he reasoned to be mathematical proof of her powers.
Tupac and Murray Kempton: The Godfather Who Wore Tweed|Michael Daly|June 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And jurors would be able to evaluate the evidence on both sides of the case and render a reasoned verdict.
The Supreme Court Must Right the Wrong Done to Billy Wayne Cope|Andrew Cohen|June 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Yes, projected Republican wins are a reasoned backlash against Obamacare.
‘Downton Abbey’ Democrats May Cost their Party the Senate|Lloyd Green|March 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But I reasoned with myself and managed to satisfy myself that he must have turned the chair round with his foot.
Uncanny Tales|Various
Fresh light may be shed on the matter by the battle now imminent, but I am cabling on reasoned existing facts.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
Ought not Gilbert's happiness, she reasoned with herself, to have been dearer to her than all the world beside?
The World Before Them|Susanna Moodie
I should have despised myself forever if I had not believed in him and been true, she reasoned.
Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline|Jennie M. Drinkwater
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.
The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries|Charles G. Harper

British Dictionary definitions for reasoned

reasoned

/ (ˈriːzənd) /

adjective

well thought-out or well presenteda reasoned explanation

Derived forms of reasoned

reasonedly, adverb

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