Unreasonably — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

not in a reasonable or intelligent manner

to a degree that exceeds the bounds or reason or moderation

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌnɹˈiːzənəbli/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌnɹˈiːzənəbli/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌnɹˈiːzənəbli/

5 syllables Say it as /ʌnɹˈiːzənəbli/.

Examples

she reacted unreasonably when she learned she had failed
his prices are unreasonably high

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

immoderately

Antonyms

reasonably moderately

Parts of Speech

adverb	not in a reasonable or intelligent manner “she reacted unreasonably when she learned she had failed”
adverb	to a degree that exceeds the bounds or reason or moderation “his prices are unreasonably high”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unvernünftig

nicht auf vernünftige oder intelligente Weise

🇫🇷French

déraisonnablement

pas de manière raisonnable ou intelligente

🇪🇸Spanish

excesivamente

no de una manera razonable o inteligente

🇮🇹Italian

irragionevolmente

non in modo ragionevole o intelligente

🇳🇱Dutch

onredelijk

niet op een redelijke of intelligente manier

🇵🇹Portuguese

irracionalmente

não de uma maneira razoável ou inteligente

🇷🇺Russian

необоснованно

не разумным или разумным образом

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अनुचित रूप से

उचित या बुद्धिमान तरीके से नहीं

🇧🇩Bengali

অযৌক্তিকভাবে

যুক্তিসঙ্গত বা বুদ্ধিমান পদ্ধতিতে নয়

🇮🇳Tamil

நியாயமற்றது

நியாயமான அல்லது புத்திசாலித்தனமான முறையில் அல்ல

🇮🇳Telugu

అసమంజసంగా

సహేతుకమైన లేదా తెలివైన పద్ధతిలో కాదు

🇮🇳Marathi

अवास्तव

वाजवी किंवा बुद्धिमान पद्धतीने नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગેરવાજબી રીતે

વાજબી અથવા બુદ્ધિશાળી રીતે નહીં

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಸಮಂಜಸವಾಗಿ

ಸಮಂಜಸವಾದ ಅಥವಾ ಬುದ್ಧಿವಂತ ರೀತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಅಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

യുക്തിരഹിതമായി

ന്യായമായ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ബുദ്ധിപരമായ രീതിയിലല്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੈਰ-ਵਾਜਬ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ

ਵਾਜਬ ਜਾਂ ਸੂਝਵਾਨ ਤਰੀਕੇ ਨਾਲ ਨਹੀਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

غیر معقول طور پر

معقول یا ذہین انداز میں نہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

无理地

不以合理或明智的方式

🇯🇵Japanese

不当に

合理的または知的な方法ではない

🇰🇷Korean

부당하게

합리적이거나 지능적인 방식이 아닌

🇻🇳Vietnamese

một cách vô lý

không phải một cách hợp lý hoặc thông minh

🇹🇭Thai

อย่างไม่มีเหตุผล

ไม่ใช่ในลักษณะที่สมเหตุสมผลหรือชาญฉลาด

🇮🇩Indonesian

tidak masuk akal

tidak dengan cara yang masuk akal atau cerdas

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi makatwiran

hindi sa makatwiran o matalinong paraan

🇲🇾Malay

secara tidak munasabah

bukan dengan cara yang munasabah atau bijak

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بشكل غير معقول

ليس بطريقة معقولة أو ذكية

🇮🇷Persian

غیر منطقی

نه به شیوه ای معقول یا هوشمندانه

🇹🇷Turkish

makul olmayan bir şekilde

makul veya akıllı bir şekilde değil

🇮🇱Hebrew

באופן בלתי סביר

לא בצורה סבירה או חכמה

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The primary meaning of 'unreasonably' is 'not in a reasonable or intelligent manner'.

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