Definitions

within reason

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All (3) Adjective (1) Adverb (2)

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reasonable adj.
moderately adv.
reasonably adv.

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

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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

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within reason

“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

In a future pandemic, he said he would give healthcare workers the choice of which mask to wear "within reason".

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2024

Now, Mrs. Clarke did tend to believe in the supernatural, within reason.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

within reason

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