UNREASONABLENESS Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

unreasonableness

noun

as in irrationality

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Recent Examples of unreasonableness If the assassination made the President a Christlike figure, his forbearance in the face of a wife’s unreasonableness provides him with an extra measure of purity. — Literary Hub, 21 May 2026

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In other words, emotion, empathy and irrationality could be seen as some of the most powerful counterweights to AI.

— Billy J. Stratton, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026
This is where the irrationality of antisemitic conspiracy gains no purchase among a reasoning and pragmatic populace; where government is led by people who grasp, and embrace, the seriousness of their responsibilities.

— Rory Lancman, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of irrationality

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Western and Asian governments feared the tenacious insurgencies could help foster Islamic extremism in Southeast Asia.

— Teresa Cerojano, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
The destruction of the Iraqi state helped create a vacuum in which violent extremism evolved and flourished.

— Ayman M. Mohyeldin, Vanity Fair, 11 Sep. 2026

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