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unreasonable


 
  Overview  of  adj  unreasonable 
 
  The  adj  unreasonable  has  5  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  unreasonable  --  (not  reasonable;  not  showing  good  judgment) 
  2.  cockamamie,  cockamamy,  fool,  goofy,  sappy,  silly,  wacky,  zany,  unreasonable  --  ((informal  terms)  "gave  me  a  cockamamie  reason  for  not  going";  "wore  a  goofy  hat";  "a  silly  idea";  "some  wacky  plan  for  selling  more  books") 
  3.  unreasonable  --  (absurd  and  inappropriate;  "the  unreasonable  nimbus  of  romance  with  which  she  had  encircled  that  man"-  Thomas  Hardy) 
  4.  excessive,  inordinate,  undue,  unreasonable  --  (beyond  normal  limits;  "excessive  charges";  "a  book  of  inordinate  length";  "his  dress  stops  just  short  of  undue  elegance";  "unreasonable  demands") 
  5.  absurd,  unreasonable  --  (inconsistent  with  reason  or  logic  or  common  sense  "the  absurd  predicament  of  seeming  to  argue  that  virtue  is  highly  desirable  but  intensely  unpleasant"-  Walter  Lippman) 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  unreasonable 
 
  5  senses  of  unreasonable 
 
  Sense  1 
  unreasonable  (vs.  reasonable) 
 
  reasonable  (vs.  unreasonable),  sensible 
  =>  commonsense,  commonsensible,  commonsensical 
  =>  healthy,  intelligent,  levelheaded,  sound 
  =>  logical 
  =>  tenable,  well-founded 
 
  Sense  2 
  cockamamie,  cockamamy,  fool(postnominal),  goofy,  sappy,  silly,  wacky,  zany,  unreasonable 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  foolish)  ->  wise 
 
  Sense  3 
  unreasonable 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  unrealistic)  ->  realistic 
 
  Sense  4 
  excessive,  inordinate,  undue,  unreasonable 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  immoderate)  ->  moderate 
 
  Sense  5 
  absurd,  unreasonable 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  illogical)  ->  logical 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  unreasonable 
 
  5  senses  of  unreasonable 
 
  Sense  1 
  unreasonable  (vs.  reasonable) 
  =>  indefensible,  untenable 
  =>  mindless,  reasonless,  senseless 
  =>  undue,  unjustified,  unwarranted 
  Also  See->  illogical#1,  unlogical#1;  immoderate#1;  irrational#1 
 
  Sense  2 
  cockamamie,  cockamamy,  fool(postnominal),  goofy,  sappy,  silly,  wacky,  zany,  unreasonable 
  =>  foolish  (vs.  wise) 
 
  Sense  3 
  unreasonable 
  =>  unrealistic  (vs.  realistic) 
 
  Sense  4 
  excessive,  inordinate,  undue,  unreasonable 
  =>  immoderate  (vs.  moderate) 
 
  Sense  5 
  absurd,  unreasonable 
  =>  illogical  (vs.  logical),  unlogical 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  unreasonable 
 
  1  of  5  senses  of  unreasonable 
 
  Sense  1 
  unreasonable  (vs.  reasonable) 
  =>  reasonableness 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  unreasonable 
 
  unreasonable  used  as  an  adjective  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  5) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  unreasonable 
  unreasonable 
 
  Overview  of  adj  unreasonable 
 
  The  adj  unreasonable  has  5  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  unreasonable  --  (not  reasonable;  not  showing  good  judgment) 
  2.  cockamamie,  cockamamy,  fool,  goofy,  sappy,  silly,  wacky,  zany,  unreasonable  --  ((informal  terms)  "gave  me  a  cockamamie  reason  for  not  going";  "wore  a  goofy  hat";  "a  silly  idea";  "some  wacky  plan  for  selling  more  books") 
  3.  unreasonable  --  (absurd  and  inappropriate;  "the  unreasonable  nimbus  of  romance  with  which  she  had  encircled  that  man"-  Thomas  Hardy) 
  4.  excessive,  inordinate,  undue,  unreasonable  --  (beyond  normal  limits;  "excessive  charges";  "a  book  of  inordinate  length";  "his  dress  stops  just  short  of  undue  elegance";  "unreasonable  demands") 
  5.  absurd,  unreasonable  --  (inconsistent  with  reason  or  logic  or  common  sense  "the  absurd  predicament  of  seeming  to  argue  that  virtue  is  highly  desirable  but  intensely  unpleasant"-  Walter  Lippman) 



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