nonrational

adjective

ˌnän-ˈrash-nəl How to pronounce nonrational (audio)
Definition of nonrationalnext
as in irrational
not using or following good reasoning was so upset that he was completely nonrational for a moment

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  1. irrational
  2. unreasonable
  3. illegitimate
Adjective
  • The lines — in banana yellows, tangerine oranges, cranberry reds — twist and turn and suggest an irrational understanding of how the universe works.
    Ray Mark Rinaldi, The Denver Post, 16 Dec. 2024
  • To prevent yourself from imposing irrational penalties, set up house rules that outline logical consequences in advance.
    Leslie Garisto Pfaff, Parents, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of irrational
Adjective
  • Left in the dust ‘Cruise’ driverless robot taxis are seen at a parking lot as California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) revokes its self-driving car permit and citing ‘unreasonable risk to public safety’ in San Francisco, California, USA on October 24, 2023.
    Kristian Burt, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024
  • To determine whether those amounts posed an unreasonable risk of harm, the agency compared them to a specific benchmark — the highest concentration of formaldehyde measured by government monitors in outdoor air between 2015 and 2020.
    Sharon Lerner and Al Shaw, CNN, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of unreasonable
Adjective
  • The center pointed out that the website shown in the viral video is illegitimate and not run by the hotel in question.
    Hannah Hudnall, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2024
  • San Diego County has made fighting the illegitimate businesses a priority and effectively eliminated them, The Times reported in June.
    Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2024
Definition of illegitimate
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“Nonrational.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonrational. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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