unreasoning

ˌən-ˈrēz-niŋ

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Recent Examples of unreasoning Let sound political prescience but take the place of an unreasoning prejudice, and this will be done. Frederick Douglass, The Atlantic, 16 Aug. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unreasoning
Adjective
  • After a 14-year break, the Final Destination franchise returns with another installment sure to inspire a host of new irrational fears.
    EW Staff, EW.com, 16 May 2025
  • Free agency is in the distant past, the NFL Draft is in the rearview mirror and, barring any major swerves, many fans are piecing team depth charts together with irrational confidence while anxiously waiting for Wednesday’s schedule release.
    Dan Pompei, New York Times, 12 May 2025
Adjective
  • In a unanimous opinion, the justices said courts can look beyond the exact moment a police officer is using deadly force to determine if the force was unreasonable.
    Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 16 May 2025
  • Given the high degree of regulation and data privacy concerns within our industry, this isn’t an unreasonable question, to say nothing of the cost of bespoke software solutions.
    Tom Hughes, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
Adjective
  • Nothing in the court’s opinion, however, required states to create voucher programs, much less implied that reserving public education funds for public schools was illegitimate.
    Derek W. Black, The Conversation, 6 May 2025
  • Peters was found guilty in August on seven counts convicting her for assisting in facilitating unauthorized access to voting equipment after the 2020 election, aiming to bolster Trump’s claim the election results were illegitimate.
    Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 6 May 2025

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“Unreasoning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unreasoning. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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