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  • 51reasonable force — reasonable amount of force for dealing with a given issue …

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  • 52reasonable — *rational Analogous words: sensible, sane, prudent, judicious, *wise: *fair, equitable, just Antonyms: unreasonable …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 53reasonable — ► ADJECTIVE 1) fair and sensible. 2) as much as is appropriate or fair; moderate. 3) fairly good; average. DERIVATIVES reasonableness noun reasonably adverb …

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  • 54reasonable — [rē′zənə bəl] adj. [ME raisonable < OFr < L rationabilis] 1. able to reason 2. amenable to reason; just 3. using or showing reason, or sound judgment; sensible 4. a) not extreme, immoderate, or excessive b) …

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  • 55reasonable — Fair, proper, just, moderate, suitable under the circumstances. Fit and appropriate to the end in view. Having the faculty of reason; rational; governed by reason; under the influence of reason; agreeable to reason. Thinking, speaking, or acting… …

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  • 56Reasonable person — The reasonable person standard is often used legal term that originated in the development of the common law. The reasonable person is a legal fiction which represents a reasoned outlook on a legal question. The perspective of the reasonable man… …

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  • 57reasonable — rea|son|a|ble [ riznəbl ] adjective ** 1. ) someone who is reasonable behaves in a sensible and fair way: RATIONAL: I ll come back when you re in a more reasonable mood. be reasonable: Come on, be reasonable I didn t mean to do it! a ) used about …

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  • 58reasonable */*/*/ — UK [ˈriːz(ə)nəb(ə)l] / US [ˈrɪz(ə)nəb(ə)l] adjective 1) a) someone who is reasonable behaves in a sensible and fair way I ll come back when you re in a more reasonable mood. be reasonable: Come on, be reasonable – I didn t mean to do it! b) used… …

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  • 59reasonable — rea|son|a|ble W2S1 [ˈri:zənəbəl] adj 1.) fair and sensible ≠ ↑unreasonable ▪ a reasonable request ▪ Be reasonable you can t expect her to do all the work on her own! ▪ I thought it was a perfectly reasonable (=completely reasonable) question. it… …

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  • 60reasonable — [[t]ri͟ːzənəb(ə)l[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) ADJ GRADED If you think that someone is fair and sensible you can say that they are reasonable. He s a reasonable sort of chap... Oh, come on, be reasonable. Ant: unreasonable Derived words: reasonably… …

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