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Reasonable vs Suboptimal - What's the difference?

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As adjectives the difference between reasonable and suboptimal

is that reasonable is having the faculty of reason; endued with reason; rational while suboptimal is less than optimal.

reasonable

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having the faculty of reason; endued with reason; rational.
    • a reasonable being
  • Just; fair; agreeable to reason.
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  • Not excessive or immoderate; within due limits; proper.
    • a reasonable demand, amount, or price
  • Not expensive; fairly priced.
    • $20 a bottle is very reasonable for a good wine at a restaurant.
  • Satisfactory.

    • Antonyms

    * arbitrary * unreasonable

    suboptimal

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Less than optimal.
    • A quickly-produced suboptimal solution to a problem is often more useful than an optimal one that takes a long time to produce.