unreasoning

ˌən-ˈrēz-niŋ
Definition of unreasoningnext

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Recent Examples of unreasoning Bainbridge knew about secrets and unreasoning shame. Christopher Tayler, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026 Let sound political prescience but take the place of an unreasoning prejudice, and this will be done. Frederick Douglass, The Atlantic, 16 Aug. 2017 Roosevelt surely understood that nameless, unreasoning, unjustified fear cannot be eradicated. New York Times, 9 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unreasoning
Adjective
  • Their ideas about it were often steeped in stereotypes suggesting that Buddhists were irrational and childish in their thinking.
    Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 7 July 2026
  • Scammers often use isolation tactics in phone calls to panic the listener and rush them into making irrational choices that often have financial costs.
    Ella Moore July 2, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026
Adjective
  • His certification is temporarily suspended due to excessive or unreasonable force from the incident, according to the California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training.
    Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026
  • Your request for back-to-back weeks off at the last minute is unreasonable.
    Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 3 July 2026
Adjective
  • 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
Adjective
  • That difference suggests that the government sees this extension of patent rights as an illegitimate way for a company to exclude other companies from competing.
    Julie Dawson, The Conversation, 23 June 2026
  • Some fraudsters run an illegitimate DME company and get a doctor to prescribe the equipment.
    Janice Neumann, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026

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“Unreasoning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unreasoning. Accessed 9 Jul. 2026.

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