unreasonable
/ʌnˈriːz(ə)nəb(ə)l
/adjective
1Not guided by or based on good sense: she knew she was being unreasonable, but she resented his domesticity...
- Of course, there are those that would be displeased no matter what he does secondary to their unreasonable bias.
- That recommendation could not be dismissed, and was not attacked, as unreasonable or illogical.
- It is not to the point that the appellant was unco-operative or even unreasonable.
Synonyms
uncooperative, obstructive, unhelpful, disobliging, unaccommodating, troublesome, awkward, contrary, difficult, tiresome, annoying, vexatious;
obstinate, obdurate, wilful, headstrong, pig-headed, bull-headed, intractable, intransigent, inflexible, mulish;
irrational, illogical, opinionated, biased, prejudiced, intolerant, blinkered
unacceptable, preposterous, outrageous, ludicrous, absurd, senseless, nonsensical, irrational, illogical;
excessive, immoderate, extreme, disproportionate, undue, inordinate, exorbitant, extortionate, extravagant, intolerable, unconscionable;
unnecessary, unjustified, unwarranted, uncalled for
informal over the top, OTT, steep
1.1Beyond the limits of acceptability or fairness: an unreasonable request...
- I ask to move it to another date - not an unreasonable request, I'd have thought.
- There was nothing unreasonable about his request that the government should at least sound out the British.
- I think asking Mr Peters to live by his own standard is not an unreasonable request.
Derivatives
unreasonableness
/ noun ...- It is often unhelpful to discuss, in the abstract, the legal consequences of irrationality, or illogicality, or unreasonableness of some degree.
- This is satire, and it is the laughter of derision, the reaction to the stupidity and unreasonableness of the other's position.
- It is a feature of my psychology that I never really lose my rag in political arguments, except when confronted by unreasonableness on the part of those I know and love.