Reasonable vs Despotic - What's the difference?
reasonable | despotic |
Having the faculty of reason; endued with reason; rational.
Just; fair; agreeable to reason.
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Not excessive or immoderate; within due limits; proper.
Not expensive; fairly priced.
Satisfactory.
Of or pertaining to a despot or tyrant.
Acting or ruling as a despot, tyrannical.
As adjectives the difference between reasonable and despotic
is that reasonable is having the faculty of reason; endued with reason; rational while despotic is of or pertaining to a despot or tyrant.reasonable
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Adjective
(en adjective)- a reasonable being
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- a reasonable demand, amount, or price
- $20 a bottle is very reasonable for a good wine at a restaurant.
Antonyms
* arbitrary * unreasonabledespotic
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Alternative forms
* despotickAdjective
(en adjective)- This despotic age of the empire ended in a revolt.
- The despotic king dissolved the parliament, and took personal control of the country.