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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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