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reasonable
[ ree-zuh-nuh-buhl, reez-nuh- ]
adjective
- agreeable to reason or sound judgment; logical:
a reasonable choice for chairman.
Synonyms: , , ,
- not exceeding the limit prescribed by reason; not excessive:
reasonable terms.
Synonyms: , ,
- moderate, especially in price; not expensive:
The coat was reasonable but not cheap.
- endowed with reason.
- capable of rational behavior, decision, etc.
reasonable
/ ˈːəəə /
adjective
- 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
- ˈDzԲ, adverb
- ˈDzԲԱ, noun
Other Word Forms
- sDz···Ա ȴDz··i·ٲ noun
- sDz·· adverb
- -sDz·· adjective
- half-sDz·· adverb
- ԴDzr·Dz··i·ٲ noun
- ԴDz·sDz·· adjective
- non·sDz···Ա noun
- non·sDz·· adverb
- ܲȴ-sDz·· adjective
- quasi-sDz·· adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of reasonable1
Idioms and Phrases
see beyond a (reasonable) doubt .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Caernarfon crown court heard PC Williams would claim the force he used was "reasonable."
He made 11 pretty reasonable picks - starting with a star running back in Ashton Jeanty who together with veteran quarterback Geno Smith could give the offence new life.
"I think it's fair to say ConvrtX failed to exercise reasonable care and skill when they were providing the service," the investigator said.
He said if students at Occidental were to lose their legal status, the college would make “all reasonable efforts” to help them retain eligibility for financial aid and housing.
"The current environment is simply too dynamic from which to plan results with a reasonable assurance of success," Skechers' chief operating officer, David Weinberg, told investors in a post-earnings call.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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