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within reason

ADJECTIVE
reasonable
Synonyms
STRONGEST
acceptable cheap equitable fair feasible honest humane impartial judicious justifiable legitimate modest objective plausible proper prudent rational restrained sane sensible understandable valid
WEAK
analytical average circumspect conservative controlled discreet fit inexpensive just knowing legit low-cost low-priced making sense okay politic reflective right sapient sound standing to reason temperate unexcessive unextreme
Antonyms
STRONGEST
assured biased bold invalid irrational partial prejudiced senseless unacceptable unfair unjust unlikely unrealistic unreasonable unsound unwarranted unwise
WEAK
expensive implausible impractical intolerable nonsensical outrageous stupid
ADVERB
moderately
Synonyms
STRONGEST
a little fairly quite rather reasonably slightly somewhat
STRONG
passably pretty
WEAK
averagely enough gently in moderation in reason kind of more or less more than not not exactly quite a bit so-so some something sort of temperately tolerable tolerably tolerantly within limits
Antonyms
WEAK
immoderately unlimitedly
ADVERB
reasonably
Synonyms
STRONGEST
fairly honestly intelligently judiciously justly logically rationally sensibly wisely
STRONG
sanely
WEAK
agreeably plainly soberly soundly understandably
Antonyms
STRONGEST
foolishly stupidly unfairly unjustly

Example Sentences

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“And so, within reason, it doesn’t matter what the stock market is doing from now until then.”

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

So some consolidation in silver after such a sharp advance is “healthy and consistent with how commodity markets typically behave following rapid price appreciation,” Miller said, adding that volatility, for now, appears well within reason.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 30, 2026

One is never take no for an answer, and two is, within reason, always say yes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 8, 2025

Broadcasters spend billions of pounds for the rights to screen matches and part of the deal is knowing, within reason, when they are likely to end.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2025

I can also play any other instrument I like, for as long as I want, within reason, without succumbing to the same worry.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall