Reasoning and Reasonable

Reasoning

Reasoning adjective - Having the ability to reason.
Usage example: judged by the courts not to be a reasoning being who could be held accountable for his crimes

Reasonable is a synonym for reasoning in rational topic. In some cases you can use "Reasonable" instead an adjective "Reasoning".

Reasonable

Reasonable adjective - Having the ability to reason.
Usage example: some people once believed that women were not by nature reasonable beings, but generations of female scholars have proved those people wrong

Reasoning is a synonym for reasonable in intelligent topic. Sometimes you can use "Reasoning" instead an adjective "Reasonable".

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