reasoning backward

1. 1.

   the reasoning involved when you assume the conclusion is true and reason backward to the evidence

   Synonymsregress

   Broaderreasoning

Questions about reasoning backward

What does reasoning backward mean?

reasoning backward means "the reasoning involved when you assume the conclusion is true and reason backward to the evidence".

What is another word for reasoning backward?

Close synonyms include regress. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is reasoning backward a common word?

reasoning backward is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.