reasonable
Reasonable describes someone or something that's sensible and fair, like your teacher who gives reasonable homework assignments — they don't take you forever to do and they relate to what you are studying.
If you're reasonable, you have good sense and judgment. A reasonable decision is rational and thought out, like your mom's reasonable rule about not eating crumbly foods in her car. When you describe a store's prices as reasonable, you mean they're fair — not too high. And if you are given a reasonable amount of time to do a project for school, you have no excuse for it being late.
Definitions of reasonable
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showing reason or sound judgment
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synonyms:
sensible
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fair, just
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
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logical
capable of or reflecting the capability for correct and valid reasoning
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rational
consistent with or based on or using reason
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commonsense, commonsensible, commonsensical
exhibiting native good judgment
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healthy, intelligent, level-headed, levelheaded, sound
exercising or showing good judgment
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tenable, well-founded
based on sound reasoning or evidence
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valid
well grounded in logic or truth or having legal force
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Antonyms:
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unreasonable
not reasonable; not showing good judgment
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illogical, unlogical
lacking in correct logical relation
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immoderate
beyond reasonable limits
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irrational
not consistent with or using reason
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counterintuitive
contrary to what common sense would suggest
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indefensible, untenable
(of theories etc) incapable of being defended or justified
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mindless, reasonless, senseless
not marked by the use of reason
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undue, unjustified, unwarranted
lacking justification or authorization
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fair, just
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marked by sound judgment
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not excessive or extreme
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