unreasonable
1unreasonable — un·rea·son·able adj: not reasonable: beyond what can be accepted: as a: clearly inappropriate, excessive, or harmful in degree or kind an unreasonable delay an unreasonable restraint of trade b: lacking justification in fact or circumstance an… …
2unreasonable — UK US /ʌnˈriːzənəbl/ adjective ► not fair or acceptable: »A merchant is not required to satisfy a customer s unreasonable demands. be unreasonable for sb/sth to do sth »It is not unreasonable for technical jobs to be filled by people with… …
3unreasonable — [adj1] not logical or sensible absurd, all wet*, arbitrary, biased, capricious, contradictory, erratic, fallacious, far fetched, foolish, full of hot air*, headstrong, illogical, incoherent, incongruous, inconsequential, inconsistent, invalid,… …
4Unreasonable — Un*rea son*a*ble, a. Not reasonable; irrational; immoderate; exorbitant. {Un*rea son*a*ble*ness}, n. {Un*rea son*a*bly}, adv. [1913 Webster] …
5unreasonable — (adj.) mid 14c., from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + REASONABLE (Cf. reasonable). Related: Unreasonably …
6unreasonable — *irrational Analogous words: absurd, preposterous, *foolish, silly: *simple, fatuous, asinine: *excessive, immoderate, inordinate Antonyms: reasonable …
7unreasonable — ► ADJECTIVE 1) not guided by or based on good sense. 2) beyond the limits of acceptability. DERIVATIVES unreasonableness noun unreasonably adverb …
8unreasonable — [un rē′zənə bəl] adj. not reasonable; specif., a) having or showing little sense or judgment; not rational b) excessive; immoderate; exorbitant SYN. IRRATIONAL unreasonableness n. unreasonably adv …
9unreasonable — Irrational; foolish; unwise; absurd; silly; preposterous; senseless; stupid. Southern Kansas State Lines Co. v. Public Service Commission, 135 Kan. 657, 11 P.2d 985, 987. Not reasonable; immoderate; exorbitant. Cass v. State, 124 Tex.Cr.R. 208,… …
10unreasonable — un|rea|son|a|ble [ ʌn riznəbl ] adjective * 1. ) not fair: Aren t you making unreasonable demands on her time? it is unreasonable to do something: It s extremely unreasonable to expect them to pay so much. not unreasonable: What we are asking is… …
