reason vs infer

infer vs reason

reason is a noun but infer is not a noun.

reason and infer both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
reason	Yes	No	Yes	No
infer	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, infer is a hyponym of reason; that is, infer is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than reason:

reason: decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion
infer: reason by deduction; establish by deduction

Other hyponyms of reason include induce, deduce, deduct, derive, syllogise, syllogize, feel, find, deduce, gather, extrapolate, generalise, generalize.

reason (noun)	infer (noun)
the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination
a fact that logically justifies some premise or conclusion
a justification for something existing or happening
an explanation of the cause of some phenomenon
a rational motive for a belief or action
the state of having good sense and sound judgment

reason (verb)	infer (verb)
think logically	reason by deduction; establish by deduction
decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion	believe to be the case
present reasons and arguments	guess correctly; solve by guessing
	conclude by reasoning; in logic
	draw from specific cases for more general cases

Difference between reason and infer

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