| Main Entry: | reason |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | mentally analyze |
Synonyms: |
adduce, cerebrate, cogitate, conclude, contemplate, decide, deduce, deduct, deliberate, draw conclusion, draw from, examine, figure out, gather, generalize, infer, make out, philosophize, ratiocinate, rationalize, reflect, resolve, solve, speculate, study, suppose, syllogize, think, think through, thresh out, work out |
| Main Entry: | reason |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | argue, persuade |
Synonyms: |
bring around, contend, debate, demonstrate, discourse, discuss, dispute, dissuade, establish, expostulate, justify, move, point out, prevail upon, prove, remonstrate, show error of ways, talk into, talk out of, urge, win over |
Antonyms: |
agree, go along |
| Main Entry: | reasoning |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | logic, interpretation |
Synonyms: |
acumen, analysis, apriority, argument, case, cogitation, concluding, corollary, deduction, dialectics, exposition, generalization, hypothesis, illation, induction, inference, interpretation, logistics, premise, proof, proposition, ratiocination, rationale, rationalizing, reason, syllogism, syllogization, thinking, thought, train of thought |
Antonyms: |
irrationality, nonsense |
| Main Entry: | analysis |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | examination and determination |
Synonyms: |
assay, breakdown, dissection, dissolution, division, inquiry, investigation, partition, reasoning, resolution, scrutiny, search, separation, study, subdivision, test |
| Notes: | analysis is breaking down or taking apart; synthesis is bringing together |
| Main Entry: | analysis |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | statement of results from examination |
Synonyms: |
estimation, evaluation, finding, interpretation, judgment, opinion, outline, reasoning, report, study, summary |
| Main Entry: | argue |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | try to convince; present support |
Synonyms: |
appeal, assert, attest, claim, contend, controvert, defend, demonstrate, denote, display, elucidate, establish, evince, exhibit, explain, hold, imply, indicate, justify, maintain, manifest, persuade, plead, present, prevail upon, reason, show, suggest, talk into, testify, vindicate, warrant, witness |
Antonyms: |
agree, comply |
| Main Entry: | argue |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | discuss |
Synonyms: |
agitate, canvass, clarify, debate, dispute, expostulate, hold, maintain, question, reason, remonstrate, talk about |
Antonyms: |
abstain, keep quiet, keep silent |
| Main Entry: | argument |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | effort to convince; presentation of support |
Synonyms: |
argumentation, assertion, case, claim, contention, debate, defense, discussion, exchange, expostulation, grounds, line of reasoning, logic, plea, pleading, polemic, proof, questioning, reason, reasoning, remonstrance, remonstration |
| Main Entry: | cogitate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | think deeply about |
Synonyms: |
brainstorm*, cerebrate, chew the cud, conceive, consider, contemplate, deliberate, envisage, envision, figure, flash on, imagine, kick around, meditate, mull over, muse, noodle around, ponder, reason, reflect, ruminate, speculate, stew over |
Antonyms: |
ignore |
| Main Entry: | cognizance/cognition |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | understanding |
Synonyms: |
acknowledgment, apprehension, attention, awareness, comprehension, discernment, insight, intelligence, knowledge, mind, need, note, notice, observance, observation, perception, percipience, reasoning, recognition, regard |
Antonyms: |
ignorance, misunderstanding |