reasonable
agreeable to reason or sound judgment; logical: a reasonable choice for chairman.
not exceeding the limit prescribed by reason; not excessive: reasonable terms.
moderate, especially in price; not expensive: The coat was reasonable but not cheap.
endowed with reason.
capable of rational behavior, decision, etc.
Origin of reasonable
1synonym study For reasonable
Other words for reasonable
Other words from reasonable
- rea·son·a·ble·ness, rea·son·a·bil·i·ty, noun
- rea·son·a·bly, adverb
- half-rea·son·a·ble, adjective
- half-rea·son·a·bly, adverb
- non·rea·son·a·bil·i·ty, noun
- non·rea·son·a·ble, adjective
- non·rea·son·a·ble·ness, noun
- non·rea·son·a·bly, adverb
- qua·si-rea·son·a·ble, adjective
- qua·si-rea·son·a·bly, adverb
Words that may be confused with reasonable
- rational, reasonable (see synonym study at the current entry)
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How to use reasonable in a sentence
It’s a longer and highly contentious conversation about whether it’s reasonable for the police to be pulling back in the current moment.
Whatever management changes are made, it’s imperative that businesses communicate clearly and often with all employees and set appropriate and reasonable workloads.
Women Risk Losing Decades Of Workplace Progress Due To COVID-19 – Here’s How Companies Can Prevent That | LGBTQ-Editor | October 5, 2020 | No Straight NewsAt a hearing last year in General Sessions Court, Boyd was wearing her hospital uniform, standing in front of a judge and attempting to negotiate a reasonable payment.
What Happens After a Debt Collection Machine Grinds to a Halt | by Wendi C. Thomas, MLK50: Justice Through Journalism | October 2, 2020 | ProPublicaAs such, a total ban doesn’t seem so much an overreaction, as the only reasonable reaction.
A PC gaming site had to ban political troll mods for games, because nowhere is safe | Devin Coldewey | October 1, 2020 | TechCrunchNeukart said there are so many possible configurations of parts and color orders that the problem is difficult to solve using a classical computer in a reasonable time frame.
D-Wave unveils its most powerful quantum computer to date | Jeremy Kahn | September 29, 2020 | Fortune
In 2009 he was so enthralled with his ability to see the reasonableness in conservatives that he ended up patronizing them.
Obama Has Learned His Lesson About Compromise With Republicans | Peter Beinart | December 31, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTEspecially after the oil crisis, “the watchword was reasonableness.”
Space Shuttle Enterprise: Flashback to an Icon of ‘70s Design | Blake Gopnik | July 18, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTAt the same time, it highlights the challenge he faces as a candidate trying to run on reasonableness in a party of zealots.
Let's vote out every Washington leader who has ever betrayed symptoms of reasonableness and pragmatism.
That was the heart of the shtick: Stewart calling for calm reasonableness, Colbert playing the fearmonger.
Stanhope subscribed to the reasonableness of the Duke's first impressions, as the immediate effect of such supposed generosity.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane PorterAll such men as these one might include in the category of traitors with perfect reasonableness.
The Histories of Polybius, Vol. II (of 2) | PolybiusJim saw that it would not help him to press his suit further at that time, and recognized the reasonableness of her hesitation.
Sevenoaks | J. G. HollandYet these too, with all their sympathy and suavity and sweet reasonableness, are policemen au fond.
Adventures and Enthusiasms | E. V. LucasThese are hard conditions, Peter, but I see the reasonableness of them all, and promise—at least I promise to do my best.
The Middy and the Moors | R.M. Ballantyne
British Dictionary definitions for reasonable
/ (ˈriːzənəbəl) /
showing reason or sound judgment
having the ability to reason
having modest or moderate expectations; not making unfair demands
moderate in price; not expensive
fair; average: reasonable weather
Derived forms of reasonable
- reasonably, adverb
- reasonableness, noun
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Other Idioms and Phrases with reasonable
see beyond a (reasonable) doubt.
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