unreasoning
[uhn-ree-zuh-ning]
adjective
not reasoning or exercising reason; reasonless; thoughtless; irrational: an unreasoning fanatic.
Origin of unreasoning
unreason
[uhn-ree-zuh n]
noun
verb (used with object)
Origin of unreason
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Related Words for unreasoning
insane, crazy, stupid, incoherent, unreasonable, preposterous, unsound, wrong, ridiculous, absurd, unwise, foolish, aberrant, sympathetic, unjust, biased, sectarian, one-sided, mindless, ill-consideredExamples from the Web for unreasoning
Contemporary Examples of unreasoning
The specter of this virus fills some of our most stalwart souls with unreasoning dread even when it is no immediate threat.
Yet it's plain that he thinks a little worse of himself for allowing his judgment to overmaster his unreasoning dread.
Historical Examples of unreasoning
He wanted Avice Milbrey,—wanted her with an intensity as unreasoning as it was resistless.
The SpendersHarry Leon Wilson
It is unreasoning, I know, and foolish, but I am convinced that he is running into danger.
Roden's CornerHenry Seton Merriman
I had asked that sordid question only to hide the unreasoning gladness of my heart.
Henry DunbarM. E. Braddon
But such is the world; so unreasoning, and so little in accord with itself.
The Memoirs of Louis XIV., His Court and The Regency, CompleteDuc de Saint-Simon
Aside from his god Science he was a maniac—inhuman, cruel, unreasoning.
The Floating Island of MadnessJason Kirby
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