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[ uhn-ree-zuh-nuh-buhl, -reez-nuh- ] / ʌnˈri zə nə bəl, -ˈriz nə- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR unreasonable ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivenot reasonable or rational; acting at variance with or contrary to reason; not guided by reason or sound judgment; irrational: an unreasonable person. not in accordance with practical realities, as attitude or behavior; inappropriate: His Bohemianism was an unreasonable way of life for one so rich. excessive, immoderate, or exorbitant; unconscionable: an unreasonable price; unreasonable demands. not having the faculty of reason. Origin of unreasonableFirst recorded in 1300–50, unreasonable is from the Middle English word unresonabel.See un-1, reasonable SYNONYMS FOR unreasonable1, 2 senseless, foolish, silly. 2 preposterous, absurd, stupid, nonsensical. 3 extravagant. SEE SYNONYMS FOR unreasonable ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM unreasonableun·rea·son·a·ble·ness, nounun·rea·son·a·bly, adverbWords nearby unreasonableunrealistic, unreality, unrealizable, unrealized, unreason, unreasonable, unreasonable behaviour, unreasoning, unreckonable, unrecognizable, unrecognized Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for unreasonableThey are often characterized as benevolent and admirable; when we do the same, we are angry and unreasonable. The Unbearable Whiteness of Protesting|Rawiya Kameir, Judnick Mayard|December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST Teague replied: “I have to allow an operator or plugger a way to appeal when he believes our requirements are unreasonable.” Two Texas Regulators Tried to Enforce the Rules. They Were Fired.|David Hasemyer, InsideClimate News|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST It would not be unreasonable to assume Piper might do the same to Litchfield if given the opportunity. Orange Is the New Weeds: The Adventures of Jenji Kohan Across the 8th Dimension|Rich Goldstein, Emily Shire|August 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST It would not be unreasonable for Virginia's citizens to have a sense of defenselessness as a result. Pressure Builds on Democratic Attorneys General to Quit Fighting Gay Marriage|David Freedlander|January 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In his opinion, Judge Bernard McGinley said that the ID requirement placed an unreasonable burden on the right to vote. Goodbye (For Now) to Voter ID in Pennsylvania|Jamelle Bouie|January 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST Is it not unreasonable to assert that Mars, or Venus, in a certain position, should produce adulteries? Plotinos: Complete Works, v. 4|Plotinos (Plotinus) Neither his wifes illness nor his own had taught him wisdom; he was as restless and unreasonable as ever. Wee Wifie|Rosa Nouchette Carey Ah, well, perhaps it would be unreasonable to expect you to make up your mind in a hurry. A Nest of Linnets|Frank Frankfort Moore How harsh, how unreasonable would Christianity be if it exacted from man the renunciation of earthly riches! The Essence of Christianity|Ludwig Feuerbach Eskimos have peculiar and not unreasonable laws on such matters. Red Rooney|R.M. Ballantyne
British Dictionary definitions for unreasonable
adjectiveimmoderate; excessiveunreasonable demands refusing to listen to reason lacking reason or judgment Derived forms of unreasonableunreasonableness, noununreasonably, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to unreasonablebiased, illogical, senseless, preposterous, wrong, stupid, contradictory, absurd, arbitrary, silly, foolish, inconsistent, irrational, unwarranted, undue, excessive, illegitimate, unjust, inordinate, unlawful |