ˌən-ˈrēz-niŋ
as in irrational
not using or following good reasoning
an unreasoning argument based on some false assumptions
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Recent Examples of unreasoning
Roosevelt surely understood that nameless, unreasoning, unjustified fear cannot be eradicated.
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New York Times,
9 June 2026
Bainbridge knew about secrets and unreasoning shame.
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Christopher Tayler,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
Let sound political prescience but take the place of an unreasoning prejudice, and this will be done.
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Frederick Douglass,
The Atlantic,
16 Aug. 2017
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.
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Frederick Douglass,
The Atlantic,
16 Aug. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unreasoning
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The reflex, from a distance, is to call this irrational.
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If people believe regulatory caution invalidates every legal claim, courts may look irrational.
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If these requirements are not met, the search is unreasonable and therefore unlawful, and evidence obtained in that search cannot be used in court, barring a good-faith exception.
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Justices ruled that sweeping use of cellphone data requires a warrant, a decision applying the Fourth Amendment, which protects against unreasonable searches and seizures, to new technology.
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In each case, the actual right to your body is deferred to some third party, either the paternalists, the hypothetical children, or unreasoned authority.
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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.
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Some fraudsters run an illegitimate DME company and get a doctor to prescribe the equipment.
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“Unreasoning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unreasoning. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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