absurd vs unreasonable

absurd

adj
  • Contrary to reason or propriety; obviously and flatly opposed to manifest truth; inconsistent with the plain dictates of common sense; logically contradictory; nonsensical; ridiculous; silly. 

  • Having no rational or orderly relationship to people's lives; meaningless; lacking order or value. 

  • Dealing with absurdism. 

noun
  • The opposition between the human search for meaning in life and the inability to find any; the state or condition in which man exists in an irrational universe and his life has no meaning outside of his existence. 

unreasonable

adj
  • Without the ability to reason; unreasoning. 

  • Not reasonable; going beyond what could be expected or asked for. 

How often have the words absurd and unreasonable occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )