Synonyms for reasonable
- adjective
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Sensible — not excessive or immoderate; within due limits; proper
sensible, rational, moderate, prudent, proper, logical, wise, sound, judicious, level-headed, sober, temperate, intelligent, natural, measured, enlightened, philosophical, sagacious formal, lucid, intellectual, grounded, sapient
2. Fair — satisfactory
fair, tolerable, decent, acceptable, suitable, respectable, likely, allowable
3. Affordable — not expensive; fairly priced
Other
sane, just, plausible, tenable, low, well-founded, probable, right, presumable, unextravagant rare, fairish rare
Definitions
- adj. 1
Just; fair; agreeable to reason.
- adj. 2
Not excessive or immoderate; within due limits; proper.
a reasonable demand, amount, or price
- adj. 3
Not expensive; fairly priced.
$20 a bottle is very reasonable for a good wine at a restaurant.
- adj. 4
Satisfactory.
The builders did a reasonable job, given the short notice.
Related words
- Word family
- reasonability reasonableness reasonably
- Phrases
- reasonable person
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Reasonable in this connection signifies such as the reason can be satisfied with, independently of external grounds for belief or disbelief; as, that seems a reasonable supposition.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- logical That's the most logical thing that should be done.
- rational Starting from now, I am going to be more rational.
- sensible A sensible person wouldn't speak to you like that.
- prudent You should be prudent in deciding which way to go.
- decent No decent human being could possibly believe this.
- tolerable All sorrows should be tolerable, even if they are great.
By length
- 3 letters
- low1
- 4 letters
- just1, fair1, wise1, sane1
- 5 letters
- right1, sound1, cheap1, sober2, lucid2
- 6 letters
- likely2, proper2, decent2
- 7 letters
- natural3, logical3, upright2, prudent2, tenable3, sapient, fairish
- 8 letters
- suitable3, moderate3, measured2, rational3, sensible3, grounded2, probable3
- 9 letters
- righteous2, plausible3, equitable4, temperate2, tolerable4, allowable4, judicious3, sagacious
- 10 letters
- acceptable4, affordable4, presumable
- 11 letters
- competitive4, intelligent4, respectable4, inexpensive4, enlightened3
- 12 letters
- intellectual5
- 13 letters
- philosophical5, unextravagant
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (sober2 = 2 syllables).