Unreasonable — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

not reasonable; not showing good judgment

beyond normal limits

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌnɹˈiːzənəbəl/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌnɹˈiːzənəbəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌnɹˈiːzənəbəl/

4 syllables Say it as /ʌnɹˈiːzənəbəl/.

Examples

excessive charges
a book of inordinate length
his dress stops just short of undue elegance

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

undue excessive inordinate

Antonyms

reasonable

Parts of Speech

adjective	not reasonable; not showing good judgment
adjective	beyond normal limits “excessive charges”

Word Forms

exceed	verb	be superior or better than some standard
excessiveness	noun	immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits
inordinateness	noun	immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unvernünftig

nicht vernünftig; kein gutes Urteilsvermögen zeigen

🇫🇷French

déraisonnable

pas raisonnable; ne fait pas preuve de bon jugement

🇪🇸Spanish

irrazonable

no razonable; no mostrar buen juicio

🇮🇹Italian

irragionevole

non ragionevole; non mostrare buon giudizio

🇳🇱Dutch

onredelijk

niet redelijk; geen goed beoordelingsvermogen tonen

🇵🇹Portuguese

irracional

não é razoável; não mostrando bom julgamento

🇷🇺Russian

необоснованный

не разумно; не проявляю здравого смысла

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अकारण

उचित नहीं; अच्छा निर्णय नहीं दिखा रहा

🇧🇩Bengali

অযৌক্তিক

যুক্তিসঙ্গত নয়; ভাল বিচার দেখাচ্ছে না

🇮🇳Tamil

நியாயமற்ற

நியாயமானதல்ல; நல்ல தீர்ப்பைக் காட்டவில்லை

🇮🇳Telugu

అసమంజసమైన

సహేతుకమైనది కాదు; మంచి విచక్షణ చూపడం లేదు

🇮🇳Marathi

अवास्तव

वाजवी नाही; चांगला निर्णय दाखवत नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગેરવાજબી

વાજબી નથી; સારો નિર્ણય દર્શાવતો નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಸಮಂಜಸ

ಸಮಂಜಸವಲ್ಲ; ಉತ್ತಮ ತೀರ್ಪು ತೋರಿಸುತ್ತಿಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

യുക്തിരഹിതമായ

ന്യായയുക്തമല്ല; നല്ല വിധി കാണിക്കുന്നില്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੈਰ-ਵਾਜਬ

ਵਾਜਬ ਨਹੀਂ; ਚੰਗਾ ਨਿਰਣਾ ਨਹੀਂ ਦਿਖਾ ਰਿਹਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

غیر معقول

معقول نہیں؛ اچھا فیصلہ نہیں دکھا رہا ہے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不合理

不合理；没有表现出良好的判断力

🇯🇵Japanese

理不尽な

合理的ではありません。正しい判断力を示さない

🇰🇷Korean

무모한

합리적이지 않다; 좋은 판단력을 보여주지 못함

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vô lý

không hợp lý; không thể hiện sự phán xét tốt

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่สมเหตุสมผล

ไม่สมเหตุสมผล; ไม่แสดงวิจารณญาณที่ดี

🇮🇩Indonesian

tidak masuk akal

tidak masuk akal; tidak menunjukkan penilaian yang baik

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi makatwiran

hindi makatwiran; hindi nagpapakita ng mabuting paghuhusga

🇲🇾Malay

tidak munasabah

tidak munasabah; tidak menunjukkan pertimbangan yang baik

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير معقول

غير معقول؛ عدم إظهار الحكم الجيد

🇮🇷Persian

غیر منطقی

معقول نیست؛ قضاوت خوب نشان نمی دهد

🇹🇷Turkish

mantıksız

makul değil; iyi karar vermemek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לֹא סָבִיר

לא סביר; לא מפגין שיקול דעת טוב

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