reasoning vs regress

regress vs reasoning

reasoning and regress both are nouns.

reasoning is an adjective but regress is not an adjective.

reasoning is not a verb while regress is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
reasoning	Yes	Yes	No	No
regress	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, regress is a hyponym of reasoning; that is, regress is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than reasoning:

reasoning: thinking that is coherent and logical
regress: the reasoning involved when you assume the conclusion is true and reason backward to the evidence

Other hyponyms of reasoning include analysis, analytic thinking, argument, argumentation, line, line of reasoning, logical argument, conjecture, deduction, deductive reasoning, synthesis, illation, inference, anticipation, prediction, prevision, ratiocination, reasoning backward, synthesis, synthetic thinking.

reasoning (noun)	regress (noun)
thinking that is coherent and logical	returning to a former state
	the reasoning involved when you assume the conclusion is true and reason backward to the evidence

reasoning (adjective)	regress (adjective)
endowed with the capacity to reason

reasoning (verb)	regress (verb)
	go back to bad behavior
	get worse or fall back to a previous condition
	go back to a previous state
	go back to a statistical means

Difference between reasoning and regress

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