ˌən-ˈrēz-nə-bəl
1
as in irrational
having no basis in reason or fact
an unreasonable assumption
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2
as in unreasoning
not using or following good reasoning
an unreasonable respect for a man who did not deserve it
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Recent Examples of unreasonable
The Fourth Amendment’s protection against unreasonable searches and seizures also applies in public spaces.
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Rose Cuison-Villazor, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2025
Courts will not second-guess the safety measures employers adopt, even when those measures infringe on an employee’s privacy, unless the measures are unreasonable under the circumstances.
—Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2025
Companies need to assess their higher costs, and then negotiate with the state regulators who try to protect ratepayers from unreasonable hikes.
—Camila Domonoske, NPR, 18 Apr. 2025
Spending has increased faster than revenue, and unreasonable budget estimates paint a rosier picture than reality demands.
—Andrew Rein, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2025
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Rose Cuison-Villazor, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2025
Courts will not second-guess the safety measures employers adopt, even when those measures infringe on an employee’s privacy, unless the measures are unreasonable under the circumstances.
—Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2025
Companies need to assess their higher costs, and then negotiate with the state regulators who try to protect ratepayers from unreasonable hikes.
—Camila Domonoske, NPR, 18 Apr. 2025
Spending has increased faster than revenue, and unreasonable budget estimates paint a rosier picture than reality demands.
—Andrew Rein, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unreasonable
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Just discerning what worries are irrational and unproductive can be a great start in reducing them.—
Hannah Nwoko,
Parents,
1 May 2025
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Advertisement Advertisement The only thing falling quicker than Washington’s patience with the White House is the U.S. economy, which has been rocked by fears of a trade war fueled by escalating and irrational tariffs.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
30 Apr. 2025
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The case highlights a major legal question about government accountability tied to unwarranted law enforcement raids.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Apr. 2025
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Philo said that the multi-agency response to alleged vandalism was unwarranted.—
Dalia Faheid,
CNN Money,
24 Apr. 2025
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Trump himself has suggested moral equivalence between the two sides, claiming Ukraine was at fault for provoking the war, that President Zelensky was illegitimate and that the U.S. should recognize Russia’s annexations of Ukrainian territory.—
Eric Green,
Time,
30 Apr. 2025
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And use the company’s publicly available number, not the one the caller provides, which is probably illegitimate.—
LEW SICHELMAN,
Miami Herald,
30 Apr. 2025
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Trump’s order aligned with his unfounded claims that fraud is widespread in U.S. elections and that voting by noncitizen immigrants is a major problem.—
Phil Willon,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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Drue Moore’s widow, Kelly, and their two children are now suing Brooks and Robinson, claiming their unfounded accusations of him embezzling Winthrop funds led to Drue’s death by suicide.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Walgreens then allegedly submitted reimbursement claims to several different federal healthcare programs, including Medicare, Medicaid and TRICARE, for prescriptions that were invalid or not medically necessary and were not eligible for reimbursement, according to the agreement.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Apr. 2025
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Walgreens pharmacists ignored red flags that the prescriptions were invalid or lacked a medical purpose, the complaint said.—
Caroline Petrow-Cohen,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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Half its users are running an OS version that’s on the unsupported list, and Google has also decided that apps may stop working properly on those phones next month.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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Users may come up with ways to run those features on unsupported hardware some other way.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
21 Apr. 2025
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The critics would say: The post-credit scene where the goat goes to another team and immediately wins the MVP felt unnecessary.—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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Skip to content All Sections Opinion Commentary Opinion State lawmakers are pushing unnecessary public pension bills that would increase taxpayers’ costs and debt Maintaining the PEPRA reforms is part of the state’s best hope for fully funding public pension benefits and eliminating debt.—
Zachary Christensen,
Oc Register,
1 May 2025
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The site has a history of promoting groundless conspiracy theories.—
Tom Dreisbach,
NPR,
20 Feb. 2025
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On Thursday, Gottlieb and Hudson blasted the lawsuit as legally groundless and an effort to silence the actress.—
Daniel S. Levine,
People.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Unreasonable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unreasonable. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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