ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Unreasonable

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ʌnˈɹiːz.(ə)nə.bl̩/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Unreasonable is an adjective meaning Without the ability to reason; unreasoning.

Meaning

Without the ability to reason; unreasoning.

More Meanings

  1. Not reasonable; going beyond what could be expected or asked for.

Example Sentences

For it seemeth to me vnreasonable, to send a prisoner, and not withall to signifie the crimes laid against him.
The will of those who never allow their will to be disputed, unless they happen to be in a good humour, when they relax proportionally, is almost always unreasonable.
Hold thy desperate hand: Art thou a man? thy form cries out thou art: Thy tears are womanish; thy wild acts denote The unreasonable fury of a beast: Unseemly woman in a seeming man!
The groups claimed the administration’s planned operations targeted the city for its sanctuary status and amount to a violation of their First Amendment right to free speech and Fourth Amendment protections against unreasonable search and seizure, according to the court filing .

Synonyms for unreasonable

Depending on context, synonyms include incongruous, zany, silly, absurd, excessive, foolish.

Antonyms for unreasonable

Common opposites include reasonable, sensible.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include unreasoning, unwarranted, unlogical, unjustified, reasonless, irrational.

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