unreasoned

adjective

Definition of unreasonednext
as in misguided

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Recent Examples of unreasoned In each case, the actual right to your body is deferred to some third party, either the paternalists, the hypothetical children, or unreasoned authority. — Kyle Munkittrick, Discover Magazine, 20 June 2011
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unreasoned
  1. misguided
  2. irrational
  3. unconsidered
  4. unreasoning
  5. misleading
  6. specious
  7. illogical
  8. unreasonable
Adjective
  • Unprovoked criticisms, accusations of stealing from the ailing parent and misguided health decisions often emerge from siblings and other family members.
    — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026
  • First, misguided assumptions lead to isolation, as leaders wrongly believe others will react negatively to outreach, fostering social pessimism.
    — Julie Kratz, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of misguided
Adjective
  • The policy is particularly irrational when applied to bicyclists and pedestrians.
    — Jeffrey T. Donner, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2026
  • For all the film focuses on Carlson’s irrational attempts to peg the murder on gay people, the actual gay man Tom disappears from the narrative for long periods of time.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 31 July 2026
Definition of irrational
Adjective
  • In this context, the blue sheets look more like a complementary hue, rather than an unconsidered default.
    — Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 27 May 2026
  • What had once either gone unconsidered or been managed at the campaign level is now being discussed as a core element of corporate strategy.
    — Jordan P. Kelley, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Definition of unconsidered
Adjective
  • But in each event—in the living act, the undoubted deed—there, some unknown but still reasoning thing puts forth the mouldings of its features from behind the unreasoning mask.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 July 2026
  • Roosevelt surely understood that nameless, unreasoning, unjustified fear cannot be eradicated.
    — New York Times, New York Times, 9 June 2026
Definition of unreasoning
Adjective
  • Misleading updates The suit details several allegations of investors’ being given updates that ended up being misleading or false.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Numerous studies have shown that Covid-19 vaccines are safe during pregnancy, but Republican senators have recently stirred up false and misleading claims that are now spreading on social media.
    — Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of misleading
Adjective
  • In the world of wellness and health content, few areas of our anatomy attract more interest lately — and specious claims — than the gut microbiome.
    — Will Stone, NPR, 22 June 2026
  • In fairness, concluding no one cares is a specious take, at best, based on the evidence Tuesday.
    — Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 10 June 2026
Definition of specious
Adjective
  • As presented in the Gang’s illogical scapegoating, fear-mongering, and overall manipulative self-exoneration, the debate turned into a farce.
    — Dennis Perkins, Entertainment Weekly, 28 July 2026
  • For instance, a sleep issue prompt yields varied advice depending on prior conversational context, occasionally making illogical leaps.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
Definition of illogical
Adjective
  • The standard is very low, and that is 'more probable than not' that this child may have been put in an unreasonable risk of harm.
    — Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026
  • In such an environment, Fundstrat’s Tom Lee has argued that the S & P 500 can climb to 8,000 over the next few weeks, a level that is not too unreasonable given that the broader index was last trading around 7,750 — only 3% away.
    — Sarah Min, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2026
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“Unreasoned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unreasoned. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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