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| absurd |
not at all logical; impossible to be true; ridiculous. [1/2 definitions] |
| add up |
to bring one to a logical conclusion; to make sense. |
| coherence |
the condition of being logical and easy to understand. |
| illogical |
not logical or reasonable. |
| incoherent |
not logical or clear; hard to understand. |
| intuition |
the power to know or understand something without thinking it through in a logical way. |
| logical |
When something is logical, it makes sense. It's not crazy or stupid. [3 definitions] |
| must1 |
used to express, with certainty, some opinion or thought that is based just on what seems logical. [1/4 definitions] |
| order |
If there is order, things are in their proper or logical place, or things are happening in a normal or logical way. When there is order, things are not messy, crazy, or out of control. [1/9 definitions] |
| put the cart before the horse |
to do or place things in a way that is not their logical order. |
| reason |
When you reason with someone, you try to get them to see a situation in a logical way, or in the way that you think is logical. When you reason with someone, you are trying to change their mind or change their behavior by giving reasons or explanations. [1/5 definitions] |
| reasoning |
the process of using one's logical abilities to come to a conclusion about something, to make a decision, or to solve a problem. |
| sense |
something logical, sensible, or reasonable. [1/9 definitions] |
| should |
used to express what is expected or predicted based on what makes logical sense. [1/5 definitions] |
| silly |
not serious or making logical sense. [1/2 definitions] |
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