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irrational, unreasonable
irrational (i RASH uh nuhl) (adjective)
1. Descriptive of someone who is incapable of logical thought, unconcerned, careless: Joshua's father became more irrational as his fever got worse.
3. Unsound, illogical, unreasonable, not based on reality, nonsensical, foolish: Addie tends to be more irrational every day as a result of her demented condition.
Some politicians become irrational in the way they spend and waste money.
2. Affected by loss of usual or normal mental clarity; incoherent, as from a shock: Greg commented, "Tami, your fears and your behavior are irrational."3. Unsound, illogical, unreasonable, not based on reality, nonsensical, foolish: Addie tends to be more irrational every day as a result of her demented condition.
unreasonable (un REE zuh nuh buhl) (adjective)
1. Pertaining to a lack in good sense, unfair, unacceptable: Jane said, "Come on, Carl, it's unreasonable for you to expect the weather to be cool in the summer."
2. Referring to a person who exceeds normal limits; obstinate, headstrong, stubborn, inflexible, obdurate, prejudiced: Andrew is a spoiled and unreasonable person.
3. Excessive, too great, exorbitant, extravagant, immoderate, unjustifiable: The company's management considers the union's demands as being totally unreasonable.
2. Referring to a person who exceeds normal limits; obstinate, headstrong, stubborn, inflexible, obdurate, prejudiced: Andrew is a spoiled and unreasonable person.
3. Excessive, too great, exorbitant, extravagant, immoderate, unjustifiable: The company's management considers the union's demands as being totally unreasonable.
It is not unreasonable to fear that Tim's irrational anger could translate into aggression which might become unreasonably physical.
It seemed that authorities had to use unreasonable force to control Harold whose mental state could be described as increasingly irrational.
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unreasonable (adjective), more unreasonable, most unreasonable
1. Unable to act according to good judgment; irrational: It seems to be a very unreasonable idea to have a picnic in the rain and get completely wet!
2. Beyond moderation: The payment Tom got was much too little for the very hard labor he had to do, so it was totally unreasonable and he complained to his boss.
2. Beyond moderation: The payment Tom got was much too little for the very hard labor he had to do, so it was totally unreasonable and he complained to his boss.