CEFR B2

unreasonable

adjective

Meaning

Not fair, sensible, or acceptable; beyond the limits of what is considered normal or acceptable.

Examples

It is unreasonable to expect a child to sit still for three hours.
The company's demands for overtime were unreasonable.

Synonyms: unfair, excessive, absurd, preposterous

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unreasonable (B2)

adjective

Pronunciation: /ʌnˈriːzənəbəl/

Definition

Not fair, sensible, or acceptable; beyond the limits of what is considered normal or acceptable.

Examples

It is unreasonable to expect a child to sit still for three hours.
The company's demands for overtime were unreasonable.
He was accused of making unreasonable requests.

How to Use unreasonable

unreasonable to expect (collocation): Not sensible or fair to anticipate that someone will do something. — "It's unreasonable to expect perfection from new employees."
unreasonable of someone (prepositional phrase): Describes a person's action or attitude as lacking sense or fairness. — "It was unreasonable of him to cancel at the last minute."

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