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   Rea·son·a·ble

   /ˈrēzənəb(ə)l/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (of a person) having sound judgment; fair and sensible: "no reasonable person could have objected" Similar sensiblerationalopen to reasonfull of common senselogicalfairfair-mindedjustequitabledecentintelligentwiselevelheadedpracticalrealisticbased on good sensesoundjudiciouswell thought outwell groundedreasonedwell reasonedvalidcommonsensicaladvisablewell advisedtenableplausiblefeasiblecredibleacceptableadmissiblebelievableviableOpposite unreasonableillogical
   • ▪ based on good sense: "it seems a reasonable enough request"
   • ▪ (of a person or animal) able to think, understand, or form judgments by a logical process: archaic "man is by nature reasonable"
   • 2. as much as is appropriate or fair; moderate: "they have had a reasonable time to reply" Similar within reasonpracticablesensibleappropriatesuitablefittingproperOpposite excessiveobsessional
   • ▪ fairly good; average: "the carpet is in reasonable condition" Similar fairly goodacceptablesatisfactoryaverageadequaterespectablefairdecentall rightnot badtolerablepassableinformal:OKfair-to-middlingOpposite badpoor
   • ▪ (of a price or product) not too expensive: "a restaurant serving excellent food at reasonable prices" Similar inexpensivemoderatelowlow-costlow-pricedmodestwithin one's meanseconomicalcheapbudgetbargaincompetitiveinformal:bargainousOpposite expensiveinflated

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French raisonable, suggested by Latin rationabilis ‘rational’, from ratio (see reason).

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