unreasonable
Americanadjective
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not reasonable or rational; acting at variance with or contrary to reason; not guided by reason or sound judgment; irrational.
an unreasonable person.
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not in accordance with practical realities, as attitude or behavior; inappropriate.
His Bohemianism was an unreasonable way of life for one so rich.
- Synonyms:
- nonsensical , stupid , absurd , preposterous , silly , foolish , senseless
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excessive, immoderate, or exorbitant; unconscionable.
an unreasonable price; unreasonable demands.
- Synonyms:
- extravagant
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not having the faculty of reason.
adjective
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immoderate; excessive
unreasonable demands
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refusing to listen to reason
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lacking reason or judgment
Other Word Forms
- unreasonableness noun
- unreasonably adverb
Etymology
Origin of unreasonable
First recorded in 1300–50, unreasonable is from the Middle English word unresonabel. See un- 1, reasonable
Example Sentences
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Her unreasonable demands include making the assistant hunt down a still-unpublished Harry Potter book for her daughters within hours—and a very specifically prepared steak.
Stella said the problem was caused by "an anomaly in the behaviour of the car, rather than it being the outcome of an excessive or unreasonable chase of performance".
From BBC
The good news is that there is nothing unreasonable about that scenario.
From Barron's
In response, Mr Yusuf said: "I think that would be an incredibly unreasonable position to take."
From BBC
It shows the highly subjective nature of the decision, which referees' chief Howard Webb described as "not unreasonable".
From BBC
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