reasonableness

noun

Definition of reasonablenessnext
1
as in rationality

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as in feasibility

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Recent Examples of reasonableness The residents are owed answers, even while understanding the reasonableness of not knowing all of them just yet. — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2026 Choosing life over glory is reasonableness in action. — Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026 This focuses the debate not on the pros and cons of string theory but on the reasonableness of the assumptions. — Quanta Magazine, 23 Mar. 2026 Because those standards focus on reasonableness under the circumstances, an officer can violate departmental policy without necessarily violating the law. — Stephen Martin, Oklahoma Watch, 5 Mar. 2026 An employer and an employee’s view of reasonableness may differ. — Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026 Courts have established a standard referred to as objective reasonableness when considering whether a use of force was justified, relying heavily on the perspective of the specific officer in that specific scenario. — Claudia Lauer, Fortune, 26 Nov. 2025 Objective reasonableness, meanwhile, asks whether a hypothetical reasonable person would have also used force given the same circumstances. — Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 6 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reasonableness
  1. rationality
  2. feasibility
  3. sense
  4. viability
  5. sanity
  6. possibility
  7. mind
  8. potentiality
Noun
  • But nuance, rationality, perspective, and experience are not valuable commodities in college football, however, considering social media dunks are far more exciting and attention grabbing.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • These episodes cemented the importance of behavioral economics, revealing that human behavior often deviates from pure rationality, underscoring the need for robust financial regulation alongside monetary policy.
    — Hersh Shefrin, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
Definition of rationality
Noun
  • Unger also claimed in the FPPC complaint that the board overpaid for the land, and that an earthquake fault running through it calls into question the feasibility of building there.
    — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • That structure draws on capabilities Lowery Company has used across its broader development work, from feasibility and site acquisition through entitlements, design coordination, construction management and operations.
    — Nia Bowers, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of feasibility
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  • In that sense, hitting one in his second career at-bat, which was sandwiched by two strikeouts, was fitting.
    — Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Combining unexpected items can make a lot of sense and save precious space in your backpack.
    — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of sense
Noun
  • Even if there is some doubt about the viability of the Golden Dome, Russian and Chinese officials are obliged to take it seriously.
    — Jeffrey Lewis, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The city last year commissioned a study to test the ice, evaluating the economic viability of placing a 20,000-seat arena at North Point Mall.
    — Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of viability
Noun
  • Even when women aren’t being brushed off by the medical system, the sheer lack of education can leave them doubting their own sanity.
    — Tabitha Britt, Flow Space, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Daily life on death row nearly robbed him of his sanity, Duncan said.
    — Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of sanity
Noun
  • There are enough winnable games on the schedule that 6-6 with a bowl berth is a real possibility.
    — Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The possibility of such a sideways optical force had already been predicted theoretically.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of possibility
Noun
  • Specs AccordionItemContainerButton Minimalist and cozy are two words that come to mind when describing the Zixuan daybed, which has a clean silhouette but doesn’t feel sterile thanks to its plump pillows.
    — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Another novel where the author explores how to cultivate the mind, body, home, and social circle in order to propagate creativity, and wonders what happens when any or all elements become fallow or diseased.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of mind
Noun
  • Work commenced on the record three months after Drewchin welcomed the arrival of her first child, Nova, a period in which she was consumed with the reality and potentialities of being a new parent.
    — Colin Joyce, Pitchfork, 20 July 2026
  • Takeovers are at once a timeless illustration of the volatility of crowds—perhaps especially adolescent crowds—and of the much newer potentialities unleashed by the internet a few decades ago.
    — Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 10 July 2026
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“Reasonableness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reasonableness. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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