unreason

Definition of unreasonnext

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unreason
Noun
  • The lifetime cost of dementia care alone now exceeds $400,000 per person.
    John Samuels, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • However, the study was observational and does not prove that caffeine directly prevents dementia.
    Lauren Pastrana, CBS News, 29 June 2026
Noun
  • In the midst of the final stretch of World Cup madness, here are eight shows happening in Kansas City in July.
    Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026
  • Either Cody or Gunther wins because Sami gets screwed; Zayn will then further descend into madness and attack someone after the bell.
    Darren Cooper, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
Noun
  • Piggott was found not guilty by reason of insanity in a trial held a year later.
    Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026
  • Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is calling for the impeachment of the Miami-Dade judge who acquitted a woman by reason of insanity in the 2021 death of her 15-month-old daughter, arguing the ruling threatens public safety.
    Chelsea Jones, CBS News, 26 June 2026
Noun
  • This past month, when the entire city was in the grip of basketball mania, my eyes have felt newly refreshed by the abundance of royal blue and traffic-cone orange on the streets.
    Sheldon Pearce, New Yorker, 3 July 2026
  • The Knicks were actually good, breaking a 53-year-drought by winning the NBA championship and inspiring acts of passion and mania across the city.
    Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 1 July 2026
Noun
  • We are encouraged to indulge our delusions about replacement theory and white male superiority and to surrender to our instincts toward incivility and division.
    Dawn M. Turner, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
  • As Lines’ delusions calcified, so did ChatGPT’s affirmations.
    Maggie Harrison Dupré, Futurism, 2 July 2026
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“Unreason.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unreason. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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