Synonym Dictionary

Greater in amount or degree than is reasonable or expected.

Understood through immediate insight rather than explicit reasoning.

A reason or explanation offered to show that an action or belief is reasonable or acceptable.

To provide sufficient reasons or evidence for an action, claim, or belief.

The principles or process of reasoning from claims and evidence to conclusions.

So unreasonable or absurd as to invite ridicule.

Worth, quality, or a sound reason that deserves recognition or consideration.

Restraint that avoids excess or extremes.

Failure to give the care or attention reasonably required by a situation.

Not based on or guided by reasoning.

Stubbornly unwilling to change despite reasons or persuasion.

Presented as the reason or appearance, though the reality may differ.

Able to influence belief or action through convincing reasons or presentation.

Deliberately contrary to what is expected or reasonable; also contrary in an unexpected way.

Reasoned inquiry into fundamental questions about reality, knowledge, values, and how to live.

Seeming reasonable or believable, though not established as true.

Absurd or contrary to reasonable judgment.

According to what seems reasonable or likely, though not confirmed.

The underlying reasoning for a decision or belief.

A philosophical approach treating reason as a source of knowledge beyond what sensory experience alone provides.

A seemingly reasonable explanation used to justify conduct or a decision.

To offer a seemingly reasonable explanation, sometimes to justify questionable conduct.

To answer an argument with opposing reasons or evidence.

A response that challenges a claim with opposing arguments or evidence.