Reasonable — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

showing reason or sound judgment

not excessive or extreme

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈiːzənəbəl/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈiːzənəbəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈiːzənəbəl/

3 syllables Say it as /ɹˈiːzənəbəl/.

Examples

a sensible choice
a sensible person
a fairish income

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sensible fair fairish sane

Antonyms

unreasonable

Parts of Speech

adjective	showing reason or sound judgment “a sensible choice”
adjective	not excessive or extreme “a fairish income”
adjective	marked by sound judgment “sane nuclear policy”

Word Forms

reasonableness	noun	the quality of being plausible or acceptable to a reasonable person
sensibleness	noun	the quality of showing good sense or practical judgment
fairness	noun	conformity with rules or standards
saneness	noun	normal or sound powers of mind

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

vernünftig

Vernunft oder gesundes Urteilsvermögen zeigen

🇫🇷French

raisonnable

faire preuve de raison ou de bon jugement

🇪🇸Spanish

razonable

mostrando razón o buen juicio

🇮🇹Italian

ragionevole

mostrando ragione o buon giudizio

🇳🇱Dutch

redelijk

het tonen van rede of gezond oordeel

🇵🇹Portuguese

razoável

mostrando razão ou bom senso

🇷🇺Russian

разумный

показ разума или здравого суждения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उचित

कारण या ठोस निर्णय दिखाना

🇧🇩Bengali

যুক্তিসঙ্গত

কারণ বা সঠিক রায় দেখাচ্ছে

🇮🇳Tamil

நியாயமான

காரணம் அல்லது சரியான தீர்ப்பைக் காட்டுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

సహేతుకమైనది

కారణం లేదా సరైన తీర్పును చూపుతోంది

🇮🇳Marathi

वाजवी

कारण किंवा योग्य निर्णय दर्शवित आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

વાજબી

કારણ અથવા યોગ્ય નિર્ણય દર્શાવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಮಂಜಸವಾದ

ಕಾರಣ ಅಥವಾ ಉತ್ತಮ ತೀರ್ಪು ತೋರಿಸುತ್ತಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ന്യായമായ

കാരണം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ശരിയായ വിധി കാണിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਾਜਬ

ਕਾਰਨ ਜਾਂ ਸਹੀ ਨਿਰਣਾ ਦਿਖਾ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

معقول

وجہ یا صحیح فیصلہ دکھانا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

合理的

表现出理由或合理的判断

🇯🇵Japanese

合理的

理性や健全な判断力を示す

🇰🇷Korean

합리적인

이유나 건전한 판단을 보여주는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hợp lý

hiển thị lý do hoặc phán đoán hợp lý

🇹🇭Thai

มีเหตุผล

การแสดงเหตุผลหรือวิจารณญาณที่ดี

🇮🇩Indonesian

wajar

menunjukkan alasan atau penilaian yang masuk akal

🇵🇭Filipino

makatwiran

pagpapakita ng katwiran o tamang paghuhusga

🇲🇾Malay

munasabah

menunjukkan alasan atau pertimbangan yang wajar

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

معقول

إظهار السبب أو الحكم السليم

🇮🇷Persian

منطقی

نشان دادن دلیل یا قضاوت صحیح

🇹🇷Turkish

mantıklı

sebep veya sağlam yargı göstermek

🇮🇱Hebrew

סָבִיר

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