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Synonyms for unreasonableness

  • noun

Most common

absurdity foolishness extravagance irrationality preposterousness exorbitance immoderateness unreasonability

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Noun

irrationality, absurdity, extravagance, foolishness, preposterousness, exorbitance, immoderateness, unreasonability

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    The state of being unreasonable.

Forms

Plural
unreasonablenesses → irrationalities, absurdities, extravagances, foolishnesses…

Example sentences

  • absurdity The absurdity of the situation was almost comical.
  • foolishness I'm getting endlessly annoyed by this foolishness.
  • extravagance His extravagance is out of proportion to his wage.
  • irrationality Reason is the narrow crest between irrationality and rationality.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
unreasonablenessfalling
absurditysteady
foolishnessrising
extravagancesteady
irrationalityrising
preposterousnessrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

9 letters
absurdity4
11 letters
foolishness3, exorbitance
12 letters
extravagance4
13 letters
irrationality6
14 letters
immoderateness
15 letters
unreasonability

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (absurdity4 = 4 syllables).

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