adjective
Other Word Forms
- reasonedly adverb
- unreasoned adjective
- well-reasoned adjective
Etymology
Origin of reasoned
Example Sentences
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His father reasoned that these people were looking for "the blacks and the blues and the greens and the yellows", but why not offer more than that?
From BBC
Well, even if she had gone there—as some sort of pity case, I reasoned—I knew she hadn’t been top student.
From Literature
But if they cede too much responsibility to AI, that could lead to deficiencies in critical regulations and run afoul of a requirement that federal rules be built on reasoned decision-making.
From Salon
Results have an irritating way of cutting across reasoned opinion - not that Carrick shows any sign of getting swept along.
From BBC
Later, he reasoned that he was waiting until after my birthday — he didn’t want to ruin my celebratory state with the truth.
From Los Angeles Times
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