12. deduce, infer, conclude, surmise, generalize, draw conclusions, put two and two together; gather, glean, understand, figure, Sl. dope out, come to a conclusion; see, make out, estimate, reckon, find.
13. point out, bring to reason, prevail upon, show, show one the error of his ways; dissuade, talk out of, remonstrate, expostulate, plead with; convince, persuade, coax, urge, move; lead to believe, make one see the light, win over, bring round.
reasonable, adj. 1. logical, practical, pragmatic; sensible, intelligent, rational; judicious, wise, sound, sane; plausible, credible, admissible, tenable; believable, arguable, justifiable, vindicable, maintainable; proper, advisable, suitable, well-advised, commonsense, commonsensical; well-grounded, well-founded, well-argued.
2. moderate, open to reason, conscientious, dispassionate, impersonal; equitable, fair, just, right; straight, sincere, honest, candid; impartial, disinterested, even, aboveboard, square; even-handed, fair-minded, high-minded, upright, ethical; moral, honorable, principled, scrupulous; unbigoted, unbiased, unwarped, uninfluenced, unswayed.
3. inexpensive, moderate, low-priced, modest, conservative, unexcessive, unextravagant; low, cheap, economical, easy, worth the money; manageable, budget, within means, within reason, to fit the pocket-book, low-cost.
4. thinking, reasoning, cogitative, cognitive, mental, cerebral; intelligent, knowing, ratiocinative, percipient, perceiving; analytic, ideational, conceptual, noetic, noological; phrenic, sophic, philosophical.
5. intelligent, wise, sage, sapient, judicious, sagacious; understanding, thoughtful, reflective, philosophical, contemplative; enlightened, just, discriminating, considerate, discerning; discreet, prudent, provident, circumspect; politic, perspicacious, far-sighted, astute, shrewd, keen, sharp; perceptive, apperceptive, percipient, foresighted.
reasoning, n. 1. argumentation, thinking, ratiocination, logic, thought, rationalization, reason, idea; inference, induction, deduction, syllogization, conceptualization; cerebration, ideation, intellectualization, cogitation, excogitation, speculation.
2. premises, reasons, arguments, rationale; proof, argument, contention, case, pros, cons, pros and cons; position, assumption, lemma, supposal, supposition, postulate; theory, hypothesis, exposition, how one sees it; explanation, explication, interpretation, exegesis,
reasonless, adj. 1. illogical, unreasonable, without rhyme or reason, void of reason, unreasoning; unwise, unsound, injudicous, impolitic, imprudent; senseless, irrational, insensible, insensate; unintelligent, unthinking, lackwitted; thoughtless, witless, mindless, brainless, empty-headed; asinine, absurd, ludicrous, preposterous, ridiculous, nonsensical; insane, mad, crazy, lunatic, Sl. screwball, Sl. screwy, Sl. nutty, Sl. goofy, Sl. wacky.
2. obtuse, dull, stolid, bovine, slow-witted, dull-witted, dim-witted, thick-witted,
reassure, v. encourage, hearten, enhearten, cheer, uplift, buck up, buoy up, pat [s.o.] on the back; bolster, support, brace, hold up; nerve, embolden, rally, inspire, inspirit; comfort, give [s.o.] hope, raise [s.o.'s] hopes, hold out hope, yield or afford hope; assure, put or set at ease, put or set [s.o.'s] mind at ease, satisfy [s.o.'s] mind, settle [s.o.'s] doubts,
rebate, n. 1. partial refund, repayment; deduction, reduction, allowance, discount, decrease, markdown, cutback, rollback; percentage, share, cut, slice, Inf.