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Adjectives (11)
unreasonable
adj. not reasonable; not showing good judgment
unreasonable
adj. not reasonable; not showing good judgment
unjust
adj. lacking in fairness
incongruous, absurd
adj. inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense; "the absurd predicament of seeming to argue that virtue is highly desirable but intensely unpleasant"- Walter Lippman
blind, unreasoning
adj. not based on reason or evidence; "blind hatred"; "blind faith"; "unreasoning panic"
undue, extraordinary, excessive, inordinate
adj. beyond normal limits; "excessive charges"; "a book of inordinate length"; "his dress stops just short of undue elegance"; "unreasonable demands"
Fuzzynyms (190)
silly, pathetic, ridiculous
adj. inspiring scornful pity; "how silly an ardent and unsuccessful wooer can be especially if he is getting on in years"- Dashiell Hammett
ridiculous, ludicrous, absurd, nonsensical, preposterous
adj. incongruous;inviting ridicule; "the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework"; "that's a cockeyed idea"; "ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer"; "a contribution so small as to be laughable"; "it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion"; "a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history"; "her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous"
ridiculous, farcical, ludicrous
adj. broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce; "the wild farcical exuberance of a clown"; "ludicrous green hair"
irrational
adj. not consistent with or using reason; "irrational fears"; "irrational animals"
indefensible, untenable
adj. (of theories etc) incapable of being defended or justified
overpriced
adj. too costly for the value; "overpriced items at resort shops"
expensive
adj. high in price or charging high prices; "expensive clothes"; "an expensive shop"
steep, exorbitant, extortionate, outrageous, unconscionable, usurious
adj. greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; "exorbitant rent"; "extortionate prices"; "spends an outrageous amount on entertainment"; "usurious interest rate"; "unconscionable spending"
giving, liberal, big, handsome, bountiful, bounteous, openhanded, free-handed, big-hearted
adj. given or giving freely; "was a big tipper"; "the bounteous goodness of God"; "bountiful compliments"; "a freehanded host"; "a handsome allowance"; "Saturday's child is loving and giving"; "a liberal backer of the arts"; "a munificent gift"; "her fond and openhanded grandfather"
extreme, Olympian, great, exceptional, prodigious, exceeding, surpassing
adj. far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree; "a night of exceeding darkness"; "an exceptional memory"; "olympian efforts to save the city from bankruptcy"; "the young Mozart's prodigious talents"
abundant
adj. present in great quantity; "an abundant supply of water"
exuberant, excessive, overweening, extravagant
adj. unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings; "extravagant praise"; "exuberant compliments"; "overweening ambition"; "overweening greed"
hideous, horrid, outrageous
adj. grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror; "subjected to outrageous cruelty"; "a hideous pattern of injustice"; "horrific conditions in the mining industry"
blind, unreasonable, unreasoning
adj. not based on reason or evidence; "blind hatred"; "blind faith"; "unreasoning panic"
thin, sparse
adj. not dense; "a thin beard"; "trees were sparse"
scotch, sparing, economical, frugal, stinting
adj. avoiding waste; "an economical meal"; "an economical shopper"; "a frugal farmer"; "a frugal lunch"; "a sparing father and a spending son"; "sparing in their use of heat and light"; "stinting in bestowing gifts"; "thrifty because they remember the great Depression"; "`scotch' is used only informally"
moderate, temperate
adj. not extreme; "a moderate penalty"; "temperate in his response to criticism"
fair, fairish, reasonable
adj. not excessive or extreme; "a fairish income"; "reasonable prices"
outermost, outmost
adj. situated at the farthest possible point from a center
bleached, faded, washed-out, washy
adj. having lost freshness or brilliance of color; "sun-bleached deck chairs"; "faded jeans"; "a very pale washed-out blue"; "washy colors"
pale, pastel, whitish, palish, light-colored, light-coloured
adj. delicate and pale in color; "pastel pink"
idle, baseless, groundless, unfounded
adj. without a basis in reason or fact; "baseless gossip"; "the allegations proved groundless"; "idle fears"; "unfounded suspicions"; "unwarranted jealousy"
unsound, unstable, mentally ill
adj. suffering from severe mental illness; "of unsound mind"
mindless, vacuous, asinine, fatuous, inane
adj. devoid of intelligence
senseless, mindless, reasonless
adj. not marked by the use of reason; "mindless violence"; "reasonless hostility"; "a senseless act"
sick, crazy, disturbed, mad, distracted, unbalanced, brainsick, demented, unhinged
adj. affected with madness or insanity; "a man who had gone mad"
crackbrained, idiotic
adj. insanely irresponsible; "an idiotic idea"
incredible, unbelievable
adj. beyond belief or understanding; "at incredible speed"; "the book's plot is simply incredible"
extraordinary
adj. beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable; "extraordinary authority"; "an extraordinary achievement"; "her extraordinary beauty"; "enjoyed extraordinary popularity"; "an extraordinary capacity for work"; "an extraordinary session of the legislature"
fantastic, fantastical, chimerical
adj. produced by a wildly fanciful imagination; "his Utopia is not a chimerical commonwealth but a practical improvement on what already exists"- Douglas Bush
lunatic, moonstruck
adj. insane and believed to be affected by the phases of the moon
unequal
adj. poorly balanced or matched in quantity or value or measure
irregular
adj. contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice; "irregular hiring practices"
one-sided, ill-proportioned, lopsided
adj. having one side lower or smaller or lighter than the other
hideous, horrid, outrageous
adj. grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror; "subjected to outrageous cruelty"; "a hideous pattern of injustice"; "horrific conditions in the mining industry"
incongruous, unreasonable, absurd
adj. inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense; "the absurd predicament of seeming to argue that virtue is highly desirable but intensely unpleasant"- Walter Lippman
overpriced
adj. too costly for the value; "overpriced items at resort shops"
expensive
adj. high in price or charging high prices; "expensive clothes"; "an expensive shop"
steep, exorbitant, extortionate, outrageous, unconscionable, usurious
adj. greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; "exorbitant rent"; "extortionate prices"; "spends an outrageous amount on entertainment"; "usurious interest rate"; "unconscionable spending"
giving, liberal, big, handsome, bountiful, bounteous, openhanded, free-handed, big-hearted
adj. given or giving freely; "was a big tipper"; "the bounteous goodness of God"; "bountiful compliments"; "a freehanded host"; "a handsome allowance"; "Saturday's child is loving and giving"; "a liberal backer of the arts"; "a munificent gift"; "her fond and openhanded grandfather"
extreme, Olympian, great, exceptional, prodigious, exceeding, surpassing
adj. far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree; "a night of exceeding darkness"; "an exceptional memory"; "olympian efforts to save the city from bankruptcy"; "the young Mozart's prodigious talents"
abundant
adj. present in great quantity; "an abundant supply of water"
exuberant, excessive, overweening, extravagant
adj. unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings; "extravagant praise"; "exuberant compliments"; "overweening ambition"; "overweening greed"
thin, sparse
adj. not dense; "a thin beard"; "trees were sparse"
scotch, sparing, economical, frugal, stinting
adj. avoiding waste; "an economical meal"; "an economical shopper"; "a frugal farmer"; "a frugal lunch"; "a sparing father and a spending son"; "sparing in their use of heat and light"; "stinting in bestowing gifts"; "thrifty because they remember the great Depression"; "`scotch' is used only informally"
moderate, temperate
adj. not extreme; "a moderate penalty"; "temperate in his response to criticism"
fair, fairish, reasonable
adj. not excessive or extreme; "a fairish income"; "reasonable prices"
outermost, outmost
adj. situated at the farthest possible point from a center
bleached, faded, washed-out, washy
adj. having lost freshness or brilliance of color; "sun-bleached deck chairs"; "faded jeans"; "a very pale washed-out blue"; "washy colors"
pale, pastel, whitish, palish, light-colored, light-coloured
adj. delicate and pale in color; "pastel pink"
intemperate
adj. excessive in behavior; "intemperate rage"
exuberant, excessive, overweening, extravagant
adj. unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings; "extravagant praise"; "exuberant compliments"; "overweening ambition"; "overweening greed"
great
adj. relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind; "a great juicy steak"; "a great multitude"; "the great auk"; "a great old oak"; "a great ocean liner"; "a great delay"
high, heavy, big, violent
adj. marked by intense physical force: "a big wind"; "a violent squall"; "heavy seas"; "high winds"
irrational
adj. not consistent with or using reason; "irrational fears"; "irrational animals"
gratuitous, needless, uncalled-for
adj. unnecessary and unwarranted; "a strikers' tent camp...was burned with needless loss of life"
unnecessary, unneeded
adj. not necessary
undue, unwarranted, unjustified
adj. lacking justification or authorization; "unreasonable searches and seizures"; "desire for undue private profit"; "unwarranted limitations of personal freedom"
Synonyms (40)
fantastic, fantastical, chimerical
adj. produced by a wildly fanciful imagination; "his Utopia is not a chimerical commonwealth but a practical improvement on what already exists"- Douglas Bush
false, delusive
adj. inappropriate to reality or facts; "delusive faith in a wonder drug"; "delusive expectations"; "false hopes"
Kafkaesque
adj. characterized by surreal distortion and a sense of impending danger; "the kafkaesque terror of the endless interrogations"
surreal, phantasmagoric, phantasmagorical, surrealistic
adj. characterized by fantastic imagery and incongruous juxtapositions; "a great concourse of phantasmagoric shadows"--J.C.Powys; "the incongruous imagery in surreal art and literature"
insane
adj. afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement; "was declared insane"; "insane laughter"
illogical, unlogical
adj. lacking in correct logical relation
immoderate
adj. not within reasonable limits; "immoderate laughter"; "immoderate spending"
irrational
adj. not consistent with or using reason; "irrational fears"; "irrational animals"
inconsequential
adj. not following logically as a consequence
intuitive, nonrational
adj. obtained through intuition rather than from reasoning or observation
incoherent
adj. without logical or meaningful connection; "a turgid incoherent presentation"
reasonless
adj. not endowed with the capacity to reason; "a reasonless brute"
nonrational
adj. not based on reason; "there is a great deal that is nonrational in modern culture"
superstitious
adj. showing ignorance or the laws of nature and faith in magic or chance; "finally realized that the horror he felt was superstitious in origin"
too much, a bit much
adj. (informal) "a bit much"
overdone, exaggerated, overstated
adj. represented as greater than is true or reasonable; "an exaggerated opinion of oneself"
steep, exorbitant, extortionate, outrageous, unconscionable, usurious
adj. greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; "exorbitant rent"; "extortionate prices"; "spends an outrageous amount on entertainment"; "usurious interest rate"; "unconscionable spending"
extreme
adj. beyond a norm in views or actions; "an extreme conservative"; "an extreme liberal"; "extreme views on integration"; "extreme opinions"
radical, extremist, ultra
adj. (used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm; "extremist political views"; "radical opinions on education"; "an ultra conservative"
gross, glaring
adj. far exceeding the normal: "a glaring error"; "gross inefficiency"
over
adj. (prefix) excessive: "over-abusive"; "overabusive"
Antonyms (11)
sensible, reasonable
adj. showing reason or sound judgment; "a sensible choice"; "a sensible person"
rational
adj. consistent with or based on or using reason; "rational behavior"; "a process of rational inference"; "rational thought"
equitable
adj. implying justice dictated by reason, conscience, and a natural sense of what is fair to all; "equitable treatment of all citizens"; "an equitable distribution of gifts among the children"
rational
adj. consistent with or based on or using reason; "rational behavior"; "a process of rational inference"; "rational thought"
moderate
adj. being within reasonable or average limits; not excessive or extreme; "moderate prices"; "a moderate income"; "a moderate fine"; "moderate demands"; "a moderate estimate"; "a moderate eater"; "moderate success"; "a kitchen of moderate size"; "the X-ray showed moderate enlargement of the heart"
sensible, reasonable
adj. showing reason or sound judgment; "a sensible choice"; "a sensible person"
fair, fairish, reasonable
adj. not excessive or extreme; "a fairish income"; "reasonable prices"
unreasonable
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