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reasonably

adverb

Simple meaning

Fairly or quite; also in a sensible and fair way.

Pronunciation

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reezuhnuhblee

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ˈɹizənəbli

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Definition

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adverb

  1. Fairly; satisfactorily; not extremely.

  2. Quite; fairly; satisfactorily.

  3. In accordance with reason.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
B1 · Intermediate
Frequency
Common
Typical Use
Everyday English

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  • “She answered the difficult questions quite reasonably during the interview.”

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Good

reasonably good

Certain

reasonably certain

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reasonably accuratereasonably necessaryreasonably expectedreasonably clearreasonably surereasonably safe

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Antonyms

Sense: fairly

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