Synonyms

reasonless

American

[ree-zuhn-lis] / ˈri zən lɪs /

adjective

not having any reason or sense.

an utterly reasonless display of anger.
not having a natural capacity for reason.

Other Word Forms

reasonlessly adverb
reasonlessness noun

Etymology

Origin of reasonless

First recorded in 1350–1400, reasonless is from the Middle English word resonles. See reason, -less

Example Sentences

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Then suddenly like a reasonless wind out of heaven the thing came near.

From Literature

People often assume that science is the realm of certainty and verifiability, while religion is the place of reasonless belief.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Forasmuch as we are God’s offspring,” we ought not to think, and we will not think that the Godhead is like to blind forces and reasonless properties of matter.

From Project Gutenberg

There was wailing when he gave the word to mount again; and Tignonville, fiercely resenting this dumb, reasonless flight, was at heart one of the mutineers.

From Project Gutenberg

Now and again came flashes of a better nature, but invariably they were followed by spiteful, reasonless outbursts and remonstrances.

From Project Gutenberg

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