REASONABLE Synonyms: 194 Similar and Opposite Words

reasonable

adjective

ˈrēz-nə-bəl

Definition of reasonable

as in logical

according to the rules of logic his answer is perfectly reasonable

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as in reasoned

based on sound reasoning or information those playing rules sound reasonable to me

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as in cheap

costing little desperately trying to find reasonable hotel rates for the holiday weekend

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as in rational

having the ability to reason some people once believed that women were not by nature reasonable beings, but generations of female scholars have proved those people wrong

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Recent Examples of reasonable That can make the idea of sending in a partial payment seem like a reasonable middle ground. — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026 Marks and Lowe make reasonable points in questioning the playmaking. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026 Reimbursement for travel can be granted under state regulation if there’s a reasonable explanation that an in-person appointment is needed. — Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026 Obviously, that raises a lot of questions that are totally reasonable. — Tyler Foggatt, New Yorker, 17 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for reasonable

Recent Examples of Synonyms for reasonable

Adjective

That work, first demonstrated at 12 logical qubits, extends directly into today’s result, as per the release.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026
As of July 2026, the current record is just under 100 logical qubits.

— Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of logical

Adjective

In layman’s terms, critical thinking is the ability to think independently by questioning claims, weighing evidence, and making reasoned judgments.

— Ted Ladd, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
None are credible challengers; Matt Conroy is the more reasoned and moderate of the three.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026

Definition of reasoned

Adjective

As the currency appreciates, imports — which play a significant role in the economy — become cheaper.

— Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026
About seven months ago, the average 30-year mortgage rate briefly dipped below 6% for the first time in years, prompting hopes that cheaper borrowing would finally unfreeze the housing market.

— Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of cheap

Adjective

Founded by two British academics almost two decades ago, Effective Altruism is a philosophical movement whose core idea is that people should try to use rational processes to do the most good for the most people in the world.

— Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2026
This is not to impugn the nobility of counting, of the close and careful observation of nature, of the rational, ordered efforts to understand it.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of rational

Adjective

According to the Department of State, the passport must be valid for at least three months beyond departure, with a blank page available for each stamp.

— Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026
Officers stopped a car matching that description on Monday and arrested Sevilla, who was driving with an open container of alcohol and without a valid driver's license, police said.

— Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of valid

Adjective

Lisa finding peace was a good start to a fresh start, but clearly there’s more work to be done.

— Tom Smyth, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026
Its onboard offerings, wide array of itineraries and shore excursions—particularly those that are food and wine-driven—easily combine education, adventure, and good fun.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of good

Adjective

Each city was graded on a score out of 100, with points based on metrics such as average spending on coffee, number of coffee drinkers per household, and number of affordable coffee shops.

— Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2026
That included eliminating 400 vacant positions, tapping an $89 million rail-project reserve to cover transit expenses and using an affordable-housing reserve to pay for a county eviction-reduction program.

— Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of affordable

Adjective

Anthropic this week detailed how its model Claude is helping the company to develop the next, more intelligent version of itself.

— Kaitlyn Huamani, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
The suspect was described by Palencia as an intelligent student and active taekwondo practitioner.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026