irrationally

Adverb

Meaning

In an irrational manner.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

extremely overly violently irrational exceedingly carelessly madly impossibly absurdly foolishly unwisely crazily insanely excessively hastily

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Antonyms

rationally clearly fairly consistently evenly reasonably

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Phrases with the word

act irrationally irrationally anxious

Examples

In fact, all the additional knowledge gained by an irrationally constituted society may but enlarge and enhance the powers of death and destruction. Paul A. Baran

Irrationally held truths may be more harmful than reasoned errors. Thomas Henry Huxley

Human beings are the only creatures who are able to behave irrationally in the name of reason. Ashley Montagu

Great creativity is astonishingly, absurdly, rationally, irrationally powerful. Andy Hobsbawm

No one actually needs another person or another person's love to survive. Love is when we have irrationally convinced ourselves that we do. Gabrielle Zevin

The scientific spirit is of more value than its products, and irrationally held truths may be more harmful than reasoned errors. Thomas Henry Huxley

Close letter words and terms

irrationalistic irrationality irrationalize irrationally anxious irrationalness Irrawaddi