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fatuous, ill-judged, irrational, opaque, thoughtless, vacuous
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unreasoning — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not guided by or based on reason; illogical … English terms dictionary
unreasoning — [un rē′zəniŋ] adj. not reasoning or reasoned; marked by a lack of reason or judgment; irrational unreasoningly adv … English World dictionary
unreasoning — [[t]ʌnri͟ːzənɪŋ[/t]] ADJ: ADJ n Unreasoning feelings or actions are not logical, sensible, or controlled. [LITERARY] At this moment of success I found only an unreasoning sense of futility... Niki s voice provoked a new bout of unreasoning anger … English dictionary
unreasoning — adjective Date: 1751 not reasoning; especially not moderated or controlled by reason < unreasoning fear > • unreasoningly adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
unreasoning — unreasoningly, adv. /un ree zeuh ning/, adj. not reasoning or exercising reason; reasonless; thoughtless; irrational: an unreasoning fanatic. [1745 55; UN 1 + REASONING] * * * … Universalium
unreasoning — un|rea|son|ing [ʌnˈri:zənıŋ] adj literary an unreasoning feeling is not based on facts or good reasons … Dictionary of contemporary English
unreasoning — un|rea|son|ing [ ʌn riznıŋ ] adjective LITERARY an unreasoning emotion is one that you feel very strongly without a good reason to feel that way … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
unreasoning — adjective formal an unreasoning feeling is one that is not based on fact or reason … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
unreasoning — UK [ʌnˈriːz(ə)nɪŋ] / US [ʌnˈrɪz(ə)nɪŋ] adjective literary an unreasoning emotion is one that you feel very strongly without a good reason to feel that way … English dictionary
unreasoning — /ʌnˈrizənɪŋ/ (say un reezuhning) adjective 1. not employing reason; illogical; unthinking. 2. irrational, as emotions: an unreasoning fear. –unreasoningly, adverb …
