Guess and Reasoning

Guess

Guess noun - An opinion or judgment based on little or no evidence.

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Reasoning and guess are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Reasoning" instead a noun "Guess".

Nearby Words: guessed, guessing

Reasoning noun - The thought processes that have been established as leading to valid solutions to problems.

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Guess and reasoning are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Guess" instead a noun "Reasoning".

Nearby Words: reason, reasonable, reasoned, reasonably

good	good guess	good reasoning
exact	exact guess	exact reasoning
specific	specific guess	specific reasoning
original	original guess	original reasoning
Other adjectives: initial, likely, logical, actual, real, little, further, basic.

His reasoning for doing so is unknown, but a likely guess is he'd really seriously hurt people if he went all-out, and he's just not like that.

Source: I Let You Win
Running Gag: Whenever Treguard tried to guess which of the identical wall monsters the team had met, no matter what his his reasoning, he was wrong.

Source: Series / Knightmare
Though he had sound reasoning, his guess was wrong and it cost lives.

Source: Film / Dante's Peak

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