reasonably

adverb

Definition of reasonablynext
as in kindly
with good reason or courtesy I expect to be treated reasonably by the clerks when I shop at a store

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Recent Examples of reasonably Making his feature directorial debut, Benetton delivers reasonably effective atmospherics but remains hamstrung by his script that seems to have been written by AI. — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2026 Leaders can distinguish between capabilities required on day one and knowledge that a capable person can reasonably acquire. — Sheila Callaham, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026 Getting that apparently trivial behavior working involved Home Assistant, MQTT, custom software, and more Claude, Codex and ChatGPT tokens than one should reasonably associate with boiling pasta. — New Atlas, 27 Aug. 2026 Using the 11 cents per-mile maintenance figure, a driver logging 12,000 miles a year could reasonably expect to set aside $1,300 to $1,500 annually to stay ahead of routine repairs. — Emily Mercer, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026 Nick, meanwhile, got a kick out of the debate that erupted over whether something sitting by the curb should reasonably be considered free. — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026 These floors are generally high enough to make unauthorized access from outside more difficult but low enough to remain reasonably accessible during an emergency if elevators can’t be used. — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 26 Aug. 2026 The Missouri River provides a reasonably close, major water source. — Will Weissert, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026 One may reasonably surmise that the city’s corporation counsel is weighing whether Bally’s contract interpretations need to be decided by a judge. — Joe Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reasonably
  1. kindly
  2. nicely
  3. thoughtfully
Adverb
  • Speak plainly, edit kindly, and let useful precision build trust without turning everything into a critique.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Ask about the fee, set a payment structure, and clarify the boundary kindly.
    — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of kindly
Adverb
  • As for Apple, Amazon and Sony, all three companies have strong technology businesses in addition to theatrical and streaming content, which may align nicely with Imax's tech-heavy business.
    — Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • None of this would worry me if the systems failed loudly, but a model out of its depth returns fluent, confident and nicely formatted text that happens to be wrong.
    — Faisal Saeed, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of nicely
Adverb
  • When these fibers are thoughtfully integrated, Wong said the fabric instantly conveys a higher level of refinement.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Today, the roughly 7,000-square-foot house has been thoughtfully updated while retaining its Elizabethan character.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of thoughtfully

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“Reasonably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reasonably. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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