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
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.
—Frederick Douglass, The Atlantic, 16 Aug. 2017
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
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My greatest irrational fear was that the machine might squeeze far tighter than necessary and I’d just be stuck there in immense pain until someone unplugged the cord.—
Zachary Bernstein,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Mar. 2026
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Silver’s encouragement had filled me with irrational confidence.—
McKay Coppins,
The Atlantic,
12 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Both Jaynes and Meany were accused by the Justice Department of aiding and abetting the deprivation of Taylor's Fourth Amendment right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures.—
Sarah N. Lynch,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
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When patients have few to no symptoms, a kidney biopsy seems like an expensive and unreasonable ask.—
Charles Schmidt,
Scientific American,
17 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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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.—
Kyle Munkittrick,
Discover Magazine,
20 June 2011
Adjective
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The show followed the destitute Cuylers — father Early, his illegitimate son Rusty, his meth-loving sister Lily, and his crabby grandmother Granny — and their various moneymaking high jinks.—
Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
18 Mar. 2026
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But then a mysterious Romany woman (Rebecca Ferguson) turns up, and persuades him to return to Birmingham, in order to bring his violent illegitimate son (Barry Keoghan) – who now runs his Peaky Blinders mob – to heel.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Unreasoning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unreasoning. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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