unreasonableness
Beyond sensible limits
Unreasonableness is the quality of being unreasonable—refusing to listen to logic, making excessive demands, or holding positions that can't be justified.
It describes both people and their behavior: The unreasonableness of his expectations drove away everyone who tried to help.
The word often appears in legal contexts, where courts assess whether conduct meets standards of reasonableness.
Absence of logic
- absurdityWildly illogical quality
- nonsensicalWithout coherent meaning
- fallacyError in reasoning
- incoherenceFailure to make sense
illogic · senselessness · contradiction · inconsistency · unfounded · baseless · groundless · flawed
Unyielding adherence to position
- intransigenceRefusal to compromise
- inflexibilityQuality of being unbending
- pigheadednessStubborn refusal to yield
- mulishnessUnyielding resistance to persuasion
bullheadedness · immovability · obduracy · willfulness · headstrong · unyielding · uncompromising · close-minded
Preformed unfavorable opinion
- unfairnessUnjust or biased treatment
- partialityUnfair favor toward some
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- one-sidednessImbalanced viewpoint or treatment
narrow-mindedness · closed-mindedness · bigotry · intolerance · arbitrariness · capriciousness · partisanship · favoritism
Not properly scaled
- exorbitantUnreasonably high, as costs
- immoderateBeyond reasonable bounds
- inordinateExceeding proper limits
- undueBeyond what's warranted
unwarranted · extravagant · overkill · overboard · over-the-top · outrageous · unconscionable · preposterous
Demanding great care
- impossibleIncapable of occurring
- unattainableImpossible to acquire
- unrealisticLacking basis in reality
- impracticalNot suited for use
unworkable · unfeasible · burdensome · onerous · oppressive · stringent · harsh · demanding
irrationality
Absence of logic
- absurdityWildly illogical quality
- nonsensicalWithout coherent meaning
- fallacyError in reasoning
incoherence · illogic · senselessness · contradiction · inconsistency · unfounded · baseless · groundless · flawed · unsound
obstinacy
Unyielding adherence to position
- intransigenceRefusal to compromise
- inflexibilityQuality of being unbending
- pigheadednessStubborn refusal to yield
mulishness · bullheadedness · immovability · obduracy · willfulness · headstrong · unyielding · uncompromising · close-minded · unpersuadable
prejudice
Preformed unfavorable opinion
- unfairnessUnjust or biased treatment
- partialityUnfair favor toward some
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
one-sidedness · narrow-mindedness · closed-mindedness · bigotry · intolerance · arbitrariness · capriciousness · partisanship · favoritism · inequity
disproportionate
Not properly scaled
- exorbitantUnreasonably high, as costs
- immoderateBeyond reasonable bounds
- inordinateExceeding proper limits
undue · unwarranted · extravagant · overkill · overboard · over-the-top · outrageous · unconscionable · preposterous · unjustifiable
exacting
Demanding great care
- impossibleIncapable of occurring
- unattainableImpossible to acquire
- unrealisticLacking basis in reality
impractical · unworkable · unfeasible · burdensome · onerous · oppressive · stringent · harsh · demanding · dictatorial
- excessexcess, too much, excessive, excessiveness, overabundance
- stubbornnessstubbornness, obstinacy, pigheadedness, bullheadedness, mulishness
- dysfunctiondysfunction, malfunction, breakdown, failure, defect
unreasonablenessreasonableness
Quality of being fair-minded
rationality · reason · logic · sensibleness · discernment
unreasonablenessreasonableness
Quality of being fair-minded
fairness · moderation · justness · temperance · proportionality
unreasonablenesslevel-headedness
Balanced, rational temperament
composure · equanimity · prudence · reasonableness · calmness
reason, reasoning, reasonable, unreasonable, unreasonably, reasonableness, unreasoning, unreason, unreasoned