UNREASONED Synonyms: 89 Similar and Opposite Words

unreasoned

adjective

Definition of unreasoned

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

Adjective

But government alone cannot fix this, even though politicians’ short-sighted and misguided policies have contributed to this problem.

— Eric Khant, Sun Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2026
In the weeks leading up to the first Super Bowl at SoFi, there were misguided rumblings that the game might be moved to Dallas, because the NFL had secured that city as a backup.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of misguided

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

A matter of distance and brightness The stars that compose the Triangle — Vega, Altair, and Deneb — lie at very unequal distances from us, so their apparent brightness can give a misleading impression of their true luminosity.

— Joe Rao, Space.com, 10 Sep. 2026
Publishers don’t want irrelevant or misleading ads to appear on their media sources.

— Roman Vrublivskyi, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 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

One day, during my visit, Cole used a step stool to access a small cubbyhole in a high corner of a bedroom wall—a sort of illogical nook that seemed preordained to house some private, upsetting object.

— Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
Lambasting Lambert for the performance is illogical, but so is placing so much importance on one player.

— Chandler Rome, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of illogical

Adjective

The imposition of the tariffs stemmed from a breakdown in negotiations between the two countries in August, with each claiming the other side had unreasonable requests that would be detrimental to their respective country’s workers.

— Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 8 Sep. 2026
Drop one task that doesn’t need to happen today, and ask for clarification if a deadline feels unreasonable.

— Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 7 Sep. 2026

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