UNREASONED Synonyms: 89 Similar and Opposite Words

unreasoned

adjective

Definition of unreasoned

as in misguided

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Recent Examples of unreasoned In each case, the actual right to your body is deferred to some third party, either the paternalists, the hypothetical children, or unreasoned authority. — Kyle Munkittrick, Discover Magazine, 20 June 2011

Recent Examples of Synonyms for unreasoned

Adjective

With antisemitism at crisis levels, the Met honoring John Galliano at this moment was misguided, and even Galliano ultimately recognized what the Met should have done from the start.

— Denise Petski, Deadline, 31 Aug. 2026
Tech titans have defended their products and largely brushed off concerns as overblown or misguided.

— Christopher Cann, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of misguided

Adjective

But the question remained unsolved for polygons with irrational angles.

— Sam Macdonald, Scientific American, 14 Aug. 2026
As a result, the argument goes, today's spending is irrational because the hardware would need to be replaced too frequently to generate an attractive return on investment, known as ROI.

— , CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of irrational

Adjective

In this context, the blue sheets look more like a complementary hue, rather than an unconsidered default.

— Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 27 May 2026
What had once either gone unconsidered or been managed at the campaign level is now being discussed as a core element of corporate strategy.

— Jordan P. Kelley, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026

Definition of unconsidered

Adjective

But in each event—in the living act, the undoubted deed—there, some unknown but still reasoning thing puts forth the mouldings of its features from behind the unreasoning mask.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 July 2026
Roosevelt surely understood that nameless, unreasoning, unjustified fear cannot be eradicated.

— New York Times, New York Times, 9 June 2026

Definition of unreasoning

Adjective

Blanche is also confronting growing distrust of the Justice Department among judges, who in multiple cases have accused government lawyers of withholding information or misleading courts.

— Alanna Durkin Richer, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
Both made misleading statements when questioned by authorities, according to the lawsuit.

— Chase Jordan August 27, Charlotte Observer, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of misleading

Adjective

In the world of wellness and health content, few areas of our anatomy attract more interest lately — and specious claims — than the gut microbiome.

— Will Stone, NPR, 22 June 2026
In fairness, concluding no one cares is a specious take, at best, based on the evidence Tuesday.

— Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 10 June 2026

Definition of specious

Adjective

One day, during my visit, Cole used a step stool to access a small cubbyhole in a high corner of a bedroom wall—a sort of illogical nook that seemed preordained to house some private, upsetting object.

— Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
Lambasting Lambert for the performance is illogical, but so is placing so much importance on one player.

— Chandler Rome, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of illogical

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