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REASONABLE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Not excessive or extreme
Example:
reasonable prices
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Similar:
moderate (being within reasonable or average limits; not excessive or extreme)
Derivation:
reasonableness (moderation in expectations)
reasonableness (the property of being moderate in price or expenditures)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Marked by sound judgment
Example:
sane nuclear policy
Synonyms:
reasonable; sane
Classified under:
Similar:
rational (consistent with or based on or using reason)
Derivation:
reasonableness (the state of having good sense and sound judgment)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Showing reason or sound judgment
Example:
a sensible person
Synonyms:
reasonable; sensible
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
commonsense; commonsensible; commonsensical (exhibiting native good judgment)
healthy; intelligent; level-headed; levelheaded; sound (exercising or showing good judgment)
tenable; well-founded (based on sound reasoning or evidence)
Also:
fair; just (free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules)
logical (capable of or reflecting the capability for correct and valid reasoning)
rational (consistent with or based on or using reason)
valid (well grounded in logic or truth or having legal force)
Attribute:
reasonableness (goodness of reason and judgment)
Antonym:
unreasonable (not reasonable; not showing good judgment)
Derivation:
reasonableness (the quality of being plausible or acceptable to a reasonable person)
reasonableness (goodness of reason and judgment)
Context examples:
Shown to be valid beyond a reasonable doubt.
(Established, NCI Thesaurus)
The quality of being within reasonable or average limits; not excessive or extreme.
(Moderate, NCI Thesaurus)
"Your wish is reasonable, and I am far from regarding you as a stranger."
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
The team also determined that thermal fracturing is another reasonable explanation.
(NASA's OSIRIS-REx Explains Bennu Mystery Particles, NASA)
A more reasonable cause might be found in the dependent situation which forbade the indulgence of his affection.
(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)
She hoped to be wise and reasonable in time; but alas! alas! she must confess to herself that she was not wise yet.
(Persuasion, by Jane Austen)
We continued to talk for some time; and, seeing that he was seemingly quite reasonable, she ventured, looking at me questioningly as she began, to lead him to his favourite topic.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
The electrodes were able to maintain a reasonable capacity because, unlike cobalt oxide, the VS2-TiS2 material is electrically conductive.
(Creating Better Lithium-Ion Batteries Made Possible with New Discovery, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
All they will care about is that you get the job done at the lowest cost and meet a reasonable deadline.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
And if these results are confirmed in another setting, that would mean that it would be very reasonable … to go forward with developing perhaps a more targeted vaccine.
(Vaccine for Meningitis Shows Some Protection Against Gonorrhea, VOA)
