unreasoning

ˌən-ˈrēz-niŋ
Definition of unreasoningnext

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Recent Examples of unreasoning 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, 6 July 2026 Roosevelt surely understood that nameless, unreasoning, unjustified fear cannot be eradicated. New York Times, 9 June 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unreasoning
Adjective
  • In both cases, cheap credit fueled the irrational exuberance.
    Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026
  • An irrational holding on to the possibility of a comeback, if that was the word if no one noticed you’d retired in the first place.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 July 2026
Adjective
  • From the second Eldridge was drafted, a little devil appeared on your shoulder and whispered unreasonable expectations into your ear.
    Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 13 July 2026
  • In a poll on the post, 95% voted that this parent is NOT being unreasonable.
    Melissa Willets, Parents, 12 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
  • Signature-matching efforts sometimes disqualify more legitimate than illegitimate ballots.
    Jeremy Kohler, ProPublica, 15 July 2026
  • If the Hand of God effectively flipped the bird to the English side—then as now, Diego Maradona’s first goal was farcically illegitimate—the Argentine captain’s subsequent score was something out of the divine intervention catalogue.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 14 July 2026

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“Unreasoning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unreasoning. Accessed 24 Jul. 2026.

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