Synonyms for unreasonable
- adjective
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Excessive
excessive, ridiculous, undue, absurd, irrational, senseless, extreme, unwarranted, unjustified, unjustifiable, immoderate, inordinate, extravagant, foolish, unconscionable, silly, preposterous, exorbitant, nonsensical, extortionate, indefensible, intemperate
2. Unfair
unfair, unwise, stupid, untenable, unjust, ill-judged, injudicious, mindless, insensate, reasonless, fatuous, brainless
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Without the ability to reason; unreasoning.
- adj. 2
Not reasonable; going beyond what could be expected or asked for.
Related words
- Word family
- unreasonableness unreasonably
Example sentences
- ridiculous That's the most ridiculous movie I have ever seen.
- excessive The government's expenditures are a bit excessive.
- absurd Do you really not see how absurd your question is?
- undue Do nothing that will bring undue attention to yourself.
- unfair You didn't have to accept such an unfair proposal.
- unwise It may be unwise of you to advertise your presence.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| unreasonable | falling | |
| ridiculous | rising | |
| excessive | falling | |
| absurd | steady | |
| undue | falling | |
| unfair | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- silly2, undue2
- 6 letters
- stupid2, unfair2, absurd2, unjust2, unwise2, cranky2
- 7 letters
- extreme2, foolish2, fatuous3
- 8 letters
- mindless2, exacting3
- 9 letters
- excessive3, senseless2, untenable4, brainless2, insensate
- 10 letters
- ridiculous4, irrational4, exorbitant4, inordinate4, immoderate, reasonless
- 11 letters
- extravagant4, unwarranted4, unjustified4, nonsensical4, intemperate4, injudicious4
- 12 letters
- preposterous4, indefensible5, extortionate4
- 13 letters
- unjustifiable6
- 14 letters
- unconscionable5
- 15 letters
- unphilosophical
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (silly2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- déraisonnable
- Italiano
- irragionevole