unreasonable
adjective
un·rea·son·able
ˌən-ˈrēz-nə-bəl,
-ˈrē-zᵊn-ə-bəl
1
a
: not governed by or acting according to reason
unreasonable people
b
: not conformable to reason : absurd
unreasonable beliefs
2
: exceeding the bounds of reason or moderation
working under unreasonable pressure
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Examples of unreasonable in a Sentence
I told him that I wouldn't pay unless he sent me a replacement. Am I being unreasonable?
You are entitled to compensation for unreasonable delays.
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Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2025
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Office of People’s Counsel Environmental Reform Act (2021) The Office of People’s Counsel (OPC) was created to represent the interest of residential ratepayers in matters such as unfair sales practices and unreasonable rate increases presented before the Public Service Commission.
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Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2025
The share of frisks and fuller searches complying with the ruling — and the Constitution’s Fourth Amendment guarantee against unreasonable searches and seizures — were lower than the stop numbers.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2025
Office of People’s Counsel Environmental Reform Act (2021) The Office of People’s Counsel (OPC) was created to represent the interest of residential ratepayers in matters such as unfair sales practices and unreasonable rate increases presented before the Public Service Commission.
—Steve Hershey, Baltimore Sun, 30 Jan. 2025
The industry opposed the bill, arguing that the measures were unreasonable and unnecessary.
—Katie J.m. Baker, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025
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unreasonable
adjective
un·rea·son·able
: not reasonable : beyond what can be accepted: as
a
: clearly inappropriate, excessive, or harmful in degree or kind
an unreasonable delay
an unreasonable restraint of trade
b
: lacking justification in fact or circumstance
an unreasonable inference
c
: not supported by a warrant or by a valid exception to a warrant requirement (as when there is reasonable suspicion) and therefore unconstitutional
the right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated—U.S. Constitution amend. IV
see also search, seizure
U.S. Constitution amend. IV
unreasonableness
noun
unreasonably
adverb
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