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reasonable

adjective

Simple meaning

Not excessive or immoderate.

Pronunciation

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reezuhnuhbuhl

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈɹizənəbəl

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Word Review

Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

adjective

  1. Not excessive or immoderate; within due limits; proper.

  2. Just; fair; agreeable to reason.

  3. Not expensive; fairly priced.

  4. Satisfactory.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
A2 · Elementary
Frequency
Common
Typical Use
Everyday English

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

Aura for this meaning

This meaning: Not excessive or immoderate; within due limits; proper.

Used this way, reasonable is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
No strong connotation
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

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More ways to use reasonable

  • “That price seems very reasonable for such a good product.”adjective

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reasonable personreasonable pricereasonable amountreasonable periodreasonable groundsreasonable costreasonable degreereasonable expectation

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Word Family

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Word family

Words built from the same root.

  • reasonablyadverbDerived adverb

    To certain extent or degree.

Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

  • reasonable carenounCompound term

    The care that a reasonable man would exercise under the circumstances.

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Antonyms

Sense: not excessive or immoderate

unreasonable

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