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
Callahan was given citations for following too closely, failure to exercise due care to avoid a collision with a horse on the highway, and unreasonable speed, according to authorities.
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Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Trump blamed Schumer for poisoning the well with unreasonable demands, while the New York Democrat said the president’s nominees deserve an extra layer of scrutiny given his actions during the first eight months of his term.
—Al Weaver, The Hill, 4 Sep. 2025
The Justice Department in its June 2024 report on problems with policing in Phoenix found that police delayed medical assistance to people who appeared to be incapacitated as a result of the use of force by officers and used unreasonable force on people who had already been wounded by officers.
—Elena Santa Cruz, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Councilman Dustin Good, who previously served on the DNA board, said just maintaining the status quo is not a good practice and the changes proposed in the contract were not unreasonable.
—Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
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Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Trump blamed Schumer for poisoning the well with unreasonable demands, while the New York Democrat said the president’s nominees deserve an extra layer of scrutiny given his actions during the first eight months of his term.
—Al Weaver, The Hill, 4 Sep. 2025
The Justice Department in its June 2024 report on problems with policing in Phoenix found that police delayed medical assistance to people who appeared to be incapacitated as a result of the use of force by officers and used unreasonable force on people who had already been wounded by officers.
—Elena Santa Cruz, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Councilman Dustin Good, who previously served on the DNA board, said just maintaining the status quo is not a good practice and the changes proposed in the contract were not unreasonable.
—Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unreasonable
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Losing Fed independence is like giving free rein to emotional, irrational decision making.—
Hersh Shefrin,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Maura’s performance makes Maria Angeles so magnetic and eccentric — earthily practical on some matters, dizzily irrational on others, and sympathetically true to herself on all fronts — that all the film’s other players want for detail and texture by comparison.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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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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The Yellow Light Asks To Pause And Reflect Yellow often creates an unwarranted confusion on the road.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Negative reviews can heavily influence the purchasing decisions of readers, librarians, teachers, and booksellers, even if the accusations in those reviews are unfair and unwarranted.—
Kevin Dickinson,
Big Think,
2 Sep. 2025
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The play’s serious depiction of class politics and illegitimate birth were considered shocking by contemporary audiences.—
Emily Zarevich,
JSTOR Daily,
11 Sep. 2025
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After the death of Stebbins (Garrett Wareing), the Major’s illegitimate son, Ray and Pete are the only Long Walkers left.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
11 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, a growing body of research found that police regularly performed inadequate rape investigations, deciding reports were unfounded before interviewing witnesses, collecting evidence or testing DNA.—
Willoughby Mariano,
ProPublica,
11 Sep. 2025
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The classic Stern misdirect briefly confused listeners and leaned into the unfounded rumors that SiriusXM wasn't planning to renew Stern’s current five-year contract, which expires in December.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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Trump continues to make baseless claims about widespread noncitizen voting, has attempted to change voter registration rules to include proof-of-citizenship requirements, and has directed the Justice Department to prioritize prosecuting noncitizens who register or vote.—
Miles Parks,
NPR,
10 Sep. 2025
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The progressive fear that the Abundance movement wants to take over the Democratic Party isn’t baseless at all — its adherents have plenty of influence in it now.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The company's Extended Security Updates (ESU) program provides critical and important security updates for unsupported OSes, but does not include new features, bug fixes, or technical support.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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Many Intel Macs still have between one and three years of security update support left; for unsupported Macs, your best bet is probably to keep using your older but officially supported macOS version for as long as it's patched.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
15 Sep. 2025
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The other client of Miami’s Rawsi Williams in the Bar’s petition, however, filed a Bar grievance after the first settlement funds check sent to her was declared invalid by her bank.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
9 Sep. 2025
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But Bird said Minnesota courts could do more to weed out invalid cases brought against patients.—
Molly Castle Work,
Twin Cities,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Unreasonable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unreasonable. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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