UNREASON Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

unreason

noun

Definition of unreason

as in dementia

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Recent Examples of unreason In that book, his characters confront the decline of American public speech—its degeneration into varieties of unreason and the proto-fascist violence that follows. — Nicholas Dames, The Atlantic, 7 Apr. 2026 For all Eggers’s dramatization of unreason, his images sit heavily onscreen awaiting something more significant than mere admiration—interpretation. — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024 Like many politicians, Khan is trying to reason with a maelstrom of unreason. — Peter Guest, WIRED, 26 Mar. 2024 The country has entered what can only be characterized as an age of unreason, with large swaths of its population embracing wild conspiracy theories. — Jonathan Kirshner, Foreign Affairs, 29 Jan. 2021

Recent Examples of Synonyms for unreason

Noun

Yet when a parent develops dementia, can no longer live independently or suddenly needs care, millions of families are forced to navigate one of life’s most complex transitions largely on their own.

— Samir Shah, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2026
Lewy body dementia can progressively affect thinking, memory and behavior, according to the Alzheimer's Association.

— Charlie Carballo, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of dementia

Noun

The morning of the wedding could be spent escaping the madness for a moment of peace among the trees, or arranging a pre-wedding morning coffee overlooking the estate.

— Olivia Morelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Aug. 2026
Back in King’s Landing, Rhaenyra comes to find that her prisoner Helaena has taken her own life but left a parting gift for the queen that foreshadows a potential prophecy of Rhaenyra’s path towards madness.

— Justin Kroll, Deadline, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of madness

Noun

The law revised Kentucky’s insanity defense and mandatory reentry supervision rules in response to issues raised by Exantus’ case.

— Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2026
If certain compounds could seemingly induce the symptoms of insanity, then perhaps insanity was a result of faulty brain chemistry—and could thus be treated with psychiatric drugs.

— Kimon de Greef, Longreads, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of insanity

Noun

Postpartum psychosis is a rare but serious medical emergency characterized by severe, rapid onset psychiatric episodes such as mania, depression or hallucinations.

— Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
All the mining operations have pivoted their best GPUs to the data center mania.

— Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of mania

Noun

Partway through the season, Straczynski noticed O’Hare developing symptoms of psychosis, including paranoid delusions.

— JP Mangalindan, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Aug. 2026
The 29-year-old Christian Faith Madison died after walking into traffic, with her family arguing that the OpenAI chatbot had fueled her religious delusions during their extensive interactions, pushing her over the edge by romanticizing death.

— Frank Landymore, Futurism, 23 July 2026