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
Talking to multiple industry people, Jason Schreier’s recent theorizing that building a Destiny 3 from scratch could cost $500 million, before marketing and post-launch support, is not unreasonable in the current state of the industry.
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Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Across Connecticut, town budgets are failing—and not because residents have suddenly become unreasonable.
—Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 28 May 2026
These are not unreasonable parameters for a compromise between the two countries.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 27 May 2026
As the complaints piled on, Congress voted to expand the powers of the FMC via the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 (OSRA), giving the agency the authority to investigate and penalize carriers for unreasonable practices.
—Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 20 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for unreasonable
Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Across Connecticut, town budgets are failing—and not because residents have suddenly become unreasonable.
—Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 28 May 2026
These are not unreasonable parameters for a compromise between the two countries.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 27 May 2026
As the complaints piled on, Congress voted to expand the powers of the FMC via the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 (OSRA), giving the agency the authority to investigate and penalize carriers for unreasonable practices.
—Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 20 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unreasonable
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Because oceanfront homes satisfy both sides of the luxury equation—the rational and the irrational.—
Spencer Elliott,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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The American origin story is rooted in the notion that George III was its vanquished villain, an irrational tyrant who oppressed the American colonists.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 June 2026
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Bainbridge knew about secrets and unreasoning shame.—
Christopher Tayler,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Let sound political prescience but take the place of an unreasoning prejudice, and this will be done.—
Frederick Douglass,
The Atlantic,
16 Aug. 2017
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Bounds joked that Evans lives rent-free in his opponents’ heads, while two of Bounds’ friends, Kristen Saponaro Fleming-Wood and Angie Thor, both of whom are politically involved, said the vitriol directed at Evans is unwarranted.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 June 2026
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Two big pockets handle the essentials, the stripe pattern handles the styling, and the $17 price handles the (unwarranted) guilt of an impulse buy.—
Jill Layton,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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After testing against other economic variables that may have contributed to higher costs, and comparing housing activity in high-fraud ZIP codes to low-fraud ones in the same county, the researchers found illegitimate PPP loans to be one of the core drivers of housing prices.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
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That does not automatically mean every lawsuit involving a president and an executive agency is illegitimate.—
Andrew Leahey,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2026
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Many Peruvians accuse her of being a bad loser, who for months refused to acknowledge her loss in 2016 and then made unfounded accusations of electoral fraud in 2021.—
Simeon Tegel,
NPR,
6 June 2026
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That is huge considering how badly cyber stocks had sold off earlier in the year on what Jim Cramer said all along were unfounded disruption concerns.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
6 June 2026
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State officials and elections experts reject the allegations as baseless, pointing to California’s generous mail voting rules, laborious signature checks and a predictable ‘red mirage’ that initially favors Republicans.—
Kevin Rector,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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Cook rejected the charges as baseless, calling them politically motivated.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
1 June 2026
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According to the report, 71% of those who felt unsupported on productions said safety policies weren’t properly followed.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
28 May 2026
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Many influencers lack formal nutrition credentials and promote unsupported health claims.—
LeeAnn Weintraub,
Oc Register,
27 May 2026
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Of the 40,992 permits his office has audited so far, about 4,707, or just over 11%, were canceled for invalid claims.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
8 June 2026
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After the claims were not submitted because one of the behavioral health organizations' accreditation was invalid, the two allegedly conspired with another individual to submit claims.—
Luke Barr,
ABC News,
4 June 2026
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“Unreasonable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unreasonable. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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