reasonable

[ ree-zuh-nuh-buhl, reez-nuh- ]

/ ˈri zə nə bəl, ˈriz nə- /

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adjective

agreeable to reason or sound judgment; logical: a reasonable choice for chairman.

not exceeding the limit prescribed by reason; not excessive: reasonable terms.

moderate, especially in price; not expensive: The coat was reasonable but not cheap.

endowed with reason.

capable of rational behavior, decision, etc.

OTHER WORDS FOR reasonable

1 intelligent, judicious, wise, equitable.

2 equitable, fair, just.

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Origin of reasonable

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English resonable, from Middle French raisonnable, from Latin ratiōnābilis.See reason, -able

synonym study for reasonable

1. Reasonable, rational refer to the faculty of reasoning. Rational can refer to the reasoning faculty itself or to something derived from that faculty: rational powers; a rational analysis. It can also mean sane or sensible: She was no longer rational; a rational plan. Reasonable most often means sensible: A reasonable supposition is one which appeals to our common sense. 2. See moderate.

OTHER WORDS FROM reasonable

rea·son·a·ble·ness, rea·son·a·bil·i·ty, nounrea·son·a·bly, adverbhalf-rea·son·a·ble, adjectivehalf-rea·son·a·bly, adverb

non·rea·son·a·bil·i·ty, nounnon·rea·son·a·ble, adjectivenon·rea·son·a·ble·ness, nounnon·rea·son·a·bly, adverbqua·si-rea·son·a·ble, adjectivequa·si-rea·son·a·bly, adverb

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH reasonable

rational, reasonable (see synonym study at the current entry)

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How to use reasonable in a sentence

Pay attention to what’s happening and make reasonable adjustments based on your personal experience.
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After years of hearings, and by my unofficial count, five short-term vacation rental proposals, we finally have an opportunity to pass reasonable regulations that deliver 90 percent of what both sides are looking for.
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She doesn’t recall whether her payments or interest rate dropped as a result but said she found the $130 bimonthly payments on her most recent $6,000 loan reasonable.
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It feels to me that a reasonable person looking at the situation will say the thing has only gotten worse.
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Both will fit groceries from a reasonable Costco run or one to two human passengers, not including the pilot.
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Again, the reasoning sounds, well, reasonable, and is sourced to a respectable organization, the Samaritans.
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The advisor would cite reasonable-sounding sources like haltabuse.org and the FBI.
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Expectations, reasonable or unrealistic, remain so even if we impose them on ourselves.
Why Singles Should Say ‘I Don’t’ to The Self-Marriage Movement|Tim Teeman|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Going at a reasonable clip, my husband and I travel the trails and side roads near our house.
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But these must be proven under a signed and sworn statement and judged reasonable by the DOH.
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That it is a reasonable and proper thing to ask our statesmen and politicians: what is going to happen to the world?
The Salvaging Of Civilisation|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
Few people, I think, realize that, and fewer still realize the reasonable consequences of that.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
It is something which takes side in the child's breast with the reasonable governor and the laws which he or she administers.
Children's Ways|James Sully
The charges in general are quite reasonable, though I have paid one or two absurd bills.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley
But these were to him things so obvious that he could not conceive any reasonable person doubting them.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock

British Dictionary definitions for reasonable

reasonable

/ (ˈriːzənəbəl) /

adjective

showing reason or sound judgment

having the ability to reason

having modest or moderate expectations; not making unfair demands

moderate in price; not expensive

fair; averagereasonable weather

Derived forms of reasonable

reasonably, adverbreasonableness, noun

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reasonable

see beyond a (reasonable) doubt.

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