unreasoned
Not thought through
Unreasoned describes something not arrived at through reasoning or rational thought—accepted or asserted without logical examination.
An unreasoned belief or unreasoned fear exists without conscious justification: His unreasoned hostility toward strangers made travel difficult.
The word suggests instinct, prejudice, or emotion rather than deliberate analysis.
Lacking factual support
- unfoundedWithout factual support
- unjustifiedLacking adequate reason
- unsupportedLacking backing or proof
- unsubstantiatedWithout supporting evidence
unwarranted · arbitrary · conjectural · presumptive · assumptive · hypothetical · speculative · unproven
Known without reasoning
- gutDigestive tract, or instinct
- innateExisting since birth
- primalFirst in origin
- visceralArising from deep instinct
instinctual · reflexive · automatic · unconscious · subconscious · natural · unlearned · hardwired
Intensely emotional or enthusiastic
- impulsiveActing without deliberation
- impetuousActing on sudden urge
- hastyExcessively quick, ill-considered
- rashHeedless or skin irritation
volatile · fervent · vehement · overwrought · reactive · hotheaded · temperamental · excitable
Unfairly favoring one side
- prejudicedBiased against a group
- bigotedStubbornly intolerant of others
- dogmaticAsserting opinions as facts
- fanaticalExtremely and uncritically devoted
partisan · one-sided · close-minded · intolerant · discriminatory · jaundiced · blinkered · narrow-minded
groundless
Lacking factual support
- unfoundedWithout factual support
- unjustifiedLacking adequate reason
- unsupportedLacking backing or proof
unsubstantiated · unwarranted · arbitrary · conjectural · presumptive · assumptive · hypothetical · speculative · unproven · uncorroborated
intuitive
Known without reasoning
visceral · instinctual · reflexive · automatic · unconscious · subconscious · natural · unlearned · hardwired · inborn
passionate
Intensely emotional or enthusiastic
- impulsiveActing without deliberation
- impetuousActing on sudden urge
- hastyExcessively quick, ill-considered
rash · volatile · fervent · vehement · overwrought · reactive · hotheaded · temperamental · excitable · unrestrained
biased
Unfairly favoring one side
- prejudicedBiased against a group
- bigotedStubbornly intolerant of others
- dogmaticAsserting opinions as facts
fanatical · partisan · one-sided · close-minded · intolerant · discriminatory · jaundiced · blinkered · narrow-minded · unexamined
unreasonedreasoned
Derived through careful thought
rational · logical · analytical · evidence-based · thought-out
unreasoneddeliberate
Consciously chosen, not accidental
considered · thoughtful · calculated · measured · studied
- unreasonable searchInvestigation lacking legal authorization
unreasonable, unreasonably, unreasonableness, unreasoning, unreason