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Adjective reasoned has 2 senses

reasoned, sound, well-grounded - reflects weight of sound argument or evidence; "a sound argument"
Antonym: invalid (indirect, via valid)
considered, reasoned, well thought out - resulting from careful thought; "the paper was well thought out"
Antonym: thoughtless (indirect, via thoughtful)

Verb reason has 3 senses

reason, reason out, conclude - decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion; "We reasoned that it was cheaper to rent than to buy a house"
--₁ is one way to think, cogitate, cerebrate

Derived forms: noun reason₄, noun reason₃, noun reason₁, noun reasoner₁
Sample sentence:
They reason that there was a traffic accident
argue, reason - present reasons and arguments
--₂ is one way to present, represent, lay out

Derived forms: noun reason₄, noun reason₃, noun reasoner₁
Sample sentences:
Sam wants to reason with Sue
Sam and Sue reason
reason - think logically; "The children must learn to reason"
--₃ is one way to think, cogitate, cerebrate

Derived forms: noun reason₃, noun reasoner₁, noun reasoning₁
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE