reasonable

Adjective

1. Having the faculty of reason; rational, reasoning.
   • The wiſdome and underſtanding of this Beaſt [the beaver], vvill almoſt conclude him a reaſonable creature: […] - 1634, William Wood, “Beasts Living in the Water”, in New Englands Prospect. A True, Lively, and...

   Synonyms: reasonous

   Antonyms: irrational non-rational unreasonable

2. Just; fair; agreeable to reason.
   • The episode also opens with an inspired bit of business for Homer, who blithely refuses to acquiesce to an elderly neighbor’s utterly reasonable request that he help make the process of selling her house easier by...

   Synonyms: equitable reasonous righteous upright

   Antonyms: absurd arbitrary unjust unreasonable

3. Not excessive or immoderate; within due limits; proper.
   • a reasonable demand, amount, or price

   Synonyms: reasonous temperate measured mellow middle of the road mild moderate nonexcessive nonextreme nonfanatic proper reasonable sober tempered unexcessive unextreme

   Antonyms: unreasonable devilish excessive extravagant extreme immoderate intemperate lavish nimious obscene overmuch overweening over the top prodigal undue unmeasured unrestrained wanton

4. Not expensive; fairly priced.
   • $20 a bottle is very reasonable for a good wine at a restaurant.
   • Say, would you happen to know a good place for lunch in the downtown area? ... The Radisson ... Oh yah? ... Is it reasonable? - 1996, Fargo, spoken by Marge Gunderson:
   • The 3a Pro is an extremely reasonable $ 559, and the regular 3a is an even more extremely reasonable $ 379. - 2025 March 4, JerryRigEverything, “Nothing (3a) Pro Durability Test - I know the Secret...” (0:54 from the...

   Synonyms: affordable competitive cheap at the price gainworthy inexpensive middle-end mid-range purchasable reasonable

   Antonyms: expensive extortionate unreasonable 5-star big-ticket chargeful cheap at half the price costful costly cost-prohibitive fancy dear dearthful dispendious ex expenny exy high-cost lickpenny million-dollar high-priced princely out of sight overdear

5. Satisfactory.
   • The builders did a reasonable job, given the short notice.

   Synonyms: acceptable adequate all right average close enough close enough for government work close enough for horseshoes and hand grenades decent favoursome fair fine jake good enough good enough for government work hunky dory kosher mustn't grumble nonbad not bad not half bad OK okay okayish passable

   Antonyms: unreasonable unsatisfactory