unreasonable
adjective
un·rea·son·able
ˌən-ˈrēz-nə-bəl,
-ˈrē-zᵊn-ə-bəl
1
a
: not governed by or acting according to reason
unreasonable people
b
: not conformable to reason : absurd
unreasonable beliefs
2
: exceeding the bounds of reason or moderation
working under unreasonable pressure
Examples of unreasonable in a Sentence
I told him that I wouldn't pay unless he sent me a replacement. Am I being unreasonable?
You are entitled to compensation for unreasonable delays.
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Vance said one portion of Democrats are making unreasonable demands to restore more than $1 trillion over the next decade in healthcare spending that was cut earlier this year.
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Bart Jansen, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
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If a potential client is trying to negotiate your rates down to nothing, making unreasonable demands, or giving you bad vibes, trust your gut.
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Bart Jansen, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
The woman asked via internet forum Mumsnet if her discomfort around caretaking expectations was unreasonable, as well as her decision to pull out of a months-long arrangement.
—Lex Goldstein, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
If a potential client is trying to negotiate your rates down to nothing, making unreasonable demands, or giving you bad vibes, trust your gut.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 1 Oct. 2025
Republicans argue that Democrats are making unreasonable demands on a stopgap bill that historically has served as a narrow, short-term bridge.
—Nik Popli, Time, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Unreasonable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unreasonable. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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unreasonable
adjective
un·rea·son·able
: not reasonable : beyond what can be accepted: as
a
: clearly inappropriate, excessive, or harmful in degree or kind
an unreasonable delay
an unreasonable restraint of trade
b
: lacking justification in fact or circumstance
an unreasonable inference
c
: not supported by a warrant or by a valid exception to a warrant requirement (as when there is reasonable suspicion) and therefore unconstitutional
the right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated—U.S. Constitution amend. IV
see also search, seizure
U.S. Constitution amend. IV
unreasonableness
noun
unreasonably
adverb
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