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reasonable

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of reasonable

1 according to the rules of logic
  • His answer is perfectly reasonable.
Synonyms of reasonable

analytic (or analytical), coherent, consequent, good, logical, rational, sensible, sound, valid, well-founded, well-grounded
Words Related to reasonable

cognitive, empirical (also empiric)

defendable, defensible, justifiable, maintainable, supportable, sustainable, tenable
Near Antonyms of reasonable

fallacious, misleading, sophistic (or sophistical), specious

unarticulated

unscientific

absurd, cockeyed, crazy, daffy, fatuous, half-baked, half-witted, harebrained, insane, loony (also looney), mad, nonsensical, nutty, preposterous, simpleminded, stupid, weak-minded, witless

senseless, thoughtless

uncompelling, unconvincing
Antonyms of reasonable

illegitimate, illogical, incoherent, inconsequent, inconsequential, invalid, irrational, unreasonable, unsound, weak
2 based on sound reasoning or information
  • Those playing rules sound reasonable to me.
Synonyms of reasonable

commonsense, commonsensible, commonsensical, firm, good, hard, informed, just, justified, levelheaded, logical, rational, reasoned, sensible, sober, solid, valid, well-founded
Words Related to reasonable

actual, real, true

certain, sure

certified, validated, verified

confirmed, corroborated, substantiated

cogent, convincing

colorable, credible, plausible
Near Antonyms of reasonable

unsubstantiated, unsupported, unwarranted

flimsy, implausible, unconvincing, weak

fallacious, false, misguided, misled
Antonyms of reasonable

groundless, illogical, invalid, irrational, nonrational, nonsensical, nonvalid, unfounded, uninformed, unjustified, unreasonable, unreasoned, unsound
3 costing little
  • desperately trying to find reasonable hotel rates for the holiday weekend
Synonyms of reasonable

affordable, bargain-basement, budget, cheap, cheapie, cheapo, chintzy, cut-rate, inexpensive, low, low-end, popular
Words Related to reasonable

cheapish, moderate

discount, discounted, fire-sale, lowered, reduced

wholesale

valueless, worthless

supercheap, ultracheap
Near Antonyms of reasonable

increased, inflated

exorbitant, extravagant, overpriced, prohibitive, prohibitory, steep, stiff, superexpensive, ultraexpensive, unreasonable

invaluable, priceless

luxurious
Antonyms of reasonable

costly, dear, deluxe, expensive, high, high-ticket, precious, premium, pricey (also pricy), valuable
4 having the ability to reason
  • found their counterparts in the negotiation to be reasonable people
Synonyms of reasonable

intelligent, rational, reasoning, thinking
Words Related to reasonable

analytic (or analytical), logical

brainy, cerebral, highbrow, highbrowed, intellectual

cognitional, cognitive, mental

levelheaded, practical, sane, sensible, sober
Near Antonyms of reasonable

brainless, dense, doltish, dopey (also dopy), dull, dumb, fatuous, half-witted, mindless, obtuse, senseless, slow, stupid, thickheaded

fallacious, groundless, illogical, invalid, nonsensical
Antonyms of reasonable

irrational, nonrational, nonthinking, unintelligent, unreasonable, unreasoning, unthinking

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