Intent and Reasoning

Intent

Intent adjective - Fully committed to achieving a goal.

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Reasoning and intent are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Reasoning" instead an adjective "Intent".

Reasoning adjective - Having the ability to reason.

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Intent and reasoning are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Intent" instead an adjective "Reasoning".

Nearby Words: reason, reasonable, reasoned, reasonably

good	good intent	good reasoning
full	full intent	full reasoning
clear	clear intent	clear reasoning
exact	exact intent	exact reasoning
Other adjectives: specific, original, initial, actual, real, little, main, moral, apparent, primary, different.

The reasoning for that is because, originally, that was the intent, but the creators of Sherlock refused.

Source: Transatlantic Equivalent
It took four men to hold him down, and many hours of reasoning and pleading with him to talk him down from being dead-set on avenging the insult with lethal intent.

Source: Literature / Quartered Safe Out Here
On the other, his reasoning is that the democracy and values of the Old World were what led to nuclear war to begin with, and his intent is to use the funds to better mankind through advancing technology, convinced that only he is capable of doing this.

Source: Anti Villain / Video Games

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