Reasonable and Silly

Reasonable

Reasonable adjective - According to the rules of logic.

Silly is an antonym for reasonable.

Silly

Silly adjective - Showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment.
Usage example: those silly movie producers who thought that audiences would fall for that gimmick all over again

Reasonable is an antonym for silly in topics: stupid, absurd.

Nearby Word: silliness

Both words in one sentence

  • They can hold stuff from reasonable backstory details, to silly advertisement and propaganga, to stuff like the hot-dog ninja.
  • That Was Objectionable The lawyer gives two perfectly reasonable objections, then follows it with a silly one for kicks.
  • Argument of Contradictions The characters don't stop their argument, but do agree that this way of arguing is silly and actually have reasonable discussion about their problem.
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