Irrational and Temperate

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Irrational adjective - Not using or following good reasoning.

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Temperate is an antonym for irrational.

Temperate adjective - Avoiding extremes in behavior or expression.

Usage example: rather temperate in his appraisal of the movie, calling it good but not great

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Irrational is an antonym for temperate.

Nearby Word: temper

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