be unreasonable
Frequency: 8.525.1 per million words
to act in a way that is not fair or sensible
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Examples (10)
- It is unreasonable to expect immediate results without effort.
- Her demands were often unreasonable and difficult to meet.
- He was unreasonable about the terms of the agreement.
- Don't be unreasonable; try to see things from their perspective.
- The new regulations are considered unreasonable by many small businesses.
- Why are you being so unreasonable about such a small matter?
- They found his requests to be entirely unreasonable.
- The cost of the repairs was unreasonable given the minor damage.
- She refused to be unreasonable and accepted the compromise.
- His behavior had been unreasonable throughout the negotiation.