unreasonable
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3.0
- adjective
- /ʌnˈrizənəbl/
:
irrazonable
- Her demands for a raise after only one month on the job were totally unreasonable.
- unreasonable demands
- unreasonable to expect
- seem unreasonable
I got to see where my unreasonable expectations would come up.
- I got to see where my unreasonable expectations would come up.
- I was often struck by how infantile and unreasonable their asks were.
- Is it unreasonable to be like, let's get him back?
- Maybe I'm being unreasonable at expecting them to help with dinner.
- OK, so we consider these beliefs unreasonable because they don't fit the evidence.
- And I feel like we need unreasonable goals.
- That to me seems completely unreasonable and I think also a bit unjust.
- So I think I was just probably just an unreasonable child.
- Don't get me wrong, I, I think the worry was unreasonable because everything was seamless.
- But, and so I think it's unreasonable to think that you're always going to hit home runs.
- But if I make a scenario incredibly unpleasant for him, I act unreasonable beyond belief.
- The drunk people can be very unreasonable.
Examples
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I think your father has been most unreasonable with his prices with me.
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You are being unreasonable.
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This is such an unreasonable request of someone.
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So I think I was just probably just an unreasonable child.
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But actually it helped us because people could see how unreasonable he was being.
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In our present circumstances, your request is not unreasonable.
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That to me seems completely unreasonable and I think also a bit unjust.
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But I think that we can also see how unreasonable Benji is, right?
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I don't think we're being unreasonable.
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You and I have been through this before and I still think you're being unreasonable.
Synonyms
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2.6
Beyond what is acceptable or allowed
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3.6
More than is needed or reasonable
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6.0
More than is reasonable or needed
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8.9
Very wrong and unfair in a way people cannot accept
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7.0
Not having a good reason or official permission
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7.7
Much more than is normal or reasonable
Antonyms
How Reasonable
Surface Forms
Morphology
unreasonable = reasonable (transparent) = un + reason + able
A standard negation prefix 'un-' applied to the adjective 'reasonable', yielding the opposite meaning in a straightforward way.
Etymology
Unreasonable is made from the prefix un- meaning 'not' and reason meaning 'good sense' or 'careful thinking'. So, something unreasonable is 'not guided by good sense' — it is unfair, 'too much', or does not make sense.