Vocabulary
Irrational
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
not logical or reasonable.
Urdu meaning
غیر معقول، خلاف عقل، غیر منطقی
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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It is a loneliness story.To address digital harms, governments have reached for the most irrational tool available.
Dawn Editorials —
Notice, consent, harm
— 2026-04-17
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Where the US-Iran peace process is concerned, President Donald Trump`s routinely irrational public comments serve to complicate matters, and may even scuttle behind-thescenes efforts to arrive at an agreement.
Dawn Editorials —
Blow hot, blow cold
— 2026-04-14
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The informal economy is, in part, a rational response to an irrational system.
Dawn Editorials —
Narrative of large tax gap
— 2026-04-11
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The observation of the French savant Andre Malraux may help: `To know a man nowadays is above all to know the element of the irrational in him`.In the past two days, Trump has repeated a volte-face that earned Hitler his place in history.
Dawn Editorials —
Another volte-face
— 2026-04-09
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On paper, the investment in AI looks irrational.
Dawn Editorials —
The age of AI empires
— 2026-04-06
Synonyms
unreasonable, illogical, groundless, baseless, unfounded, unjustifiable, unsound,
Antonyms
rational, logical
Curator example
“irrational feelings of hostility”
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