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Common collocations with reasonable in American Collocation

reasonable adjective

US /ˈriz(ə)nəb(ə)l/

very or completely

eminently
entirely
extremely
perfectly
very

There is no simple answer to your perfectly reasonable question.

rather

fairly
pretty
quite

I have tried to present my arguments in a fairly reasonable and open style.

explanation

excuse
explanation

Illness will only be considered a reasonable excuse if the person can produce a doctor’s note.

expectation

assumption
expectation
request

We are committed to providing our customers with the standard of service that meets their reasonable expectations.

agreement

compromise

The deal seemed a reasonable compromise in the circumstances.

cause

cause
grounds

There are reasonable grounds for suspecting that there is a risk to public safety.

chance

chance
prospect

He ruled that the appeal had no reasonable prospects of success.

action or effort

attempt
care
effort
precaution
step

We have taken every reasonable precaution to ensure the accuracy of information on this website.

guess

estimate
guess

This method gives a reasonable estimate of the body size.

belief

belief
doubt
suspicion

It is for the prosecution to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant committed the crime.

time period

notice
period
timescale

Alternative vegetarian menus are available given reasonable notice.

be
consider something
deem something
look
regard something as
seem
sound
think something

This level of expenditure was considered reasonable.

It seems reasonable to conclude that most people are in favour of the changes.

argue
assume
believe
conclude
deduce
expect
hypothesize
infer
presume
speculate
suggest
suppose
suspect

It is reasonable to assume that cats may have acquired some resistance to common diseases of rats and mice.