Synonyms for ludicrous
ˈlu dɪ krəslu·di·crous

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1. ludicrousadjective

   Idiotic or unthinkable, often to the point of being funny.

   He made a ludicrous attempt to run for office.

   Synonyms:
   laughable, ridiculous

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1. ludicrous

   That is absurd which is contrary to the first principles of reasoning; as, that a part should be greater than the whole is absurd. A paradoxical statement appears at first thought contradictory or absurd, while it may be really true. Anything is irrational when clearly contrary to sound reason, foolish when contrary to practical good sense, silly when petty and contemptible in its folly, erroneous when containing error that vitiates the result, unreasonable when there seems a perverse bias or an intent to go wrong. Monstrous and preposterous refer to what is overwhelmingly absurd; as, "O monstrous! eleven buckram men grown out of two," Shakespeare 1 King Henry IV, act ii, sc. 4. The ridiculous or the nonsensical is worthy only to be laughed at. The lunatic's claim to be a king is ridiculous; the Mother Goose rimes are nonsensical. Compare INCONGRUOUS.

   Synonyms:
   absurd, anomalous, chimerical, erroneous, false, foolish, ill-advised, ill-considered, ill-judged, inconclusive, incorrect, infatuated, irrational, mistaken, monstrous, nonsensical, paradoxical, preposterous, ridiculous, senseless, stupid, unreasonable, wild

   Antonyms:
   certain, consistent, demonstrable, demonstrated, established, incontestable, incontrovertible, indisputable, indubitable, infallible, logical, rational, reasonable, sagacious, sensible, sound, substantial, true, undeniable, unquestionable, wise

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1. ludicrous

   Synonyms:
   ridiculous, farcical, laughable, comic, droll, funny, comical

   Antonyms:
   serious, momentous, grave, sad, sorrowful, mournful, tragic, lugubrious, melancholy, sombre, doleful

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1. farcical, ludicrous, ridiculousadjective

   broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce

   "the wild farcical exuberance of a clown"; "ludicrous green hair"

   Synonyms:
   laughable, absurd, ridiculous, silly, farcical, nonsensical, idiotic, preposterous, cockeyed, derisory, pathetic

   Antonyms:
   humorless, humourless, unhumorous, wise

2. absurd, cockeyed, derisory, idiotic, laughable, ludicrous, nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculousadjective

   incongruous;inviting ridicule

   "the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework"; "that's a cockeyed idea"; "ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer"; "a contribution so small as to be laughable"; "it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion"; "a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history"; "her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous"

   Synonyms:
   farcical, laughable, nonsensical, lopsided, pissed, blind drunk, nonsense(a), besotted, risible, wonky, imbecilic, slopped, mirthful, amusing, blotto, skew-whiff, pixilated, absurd, crocked, crackbrained, comic, ridiculous, fuddled, tight, comical, funny, soused, imbecile, cockeyed, squiffy, derisory, silly, preposterous, sozzled, stiff, pathetic, awry(p), plastered, pie-eyed, sloshed, smashed, soaked, loaded, wet, idiotic, askew

   Antonyms:
   wise, humourless, humorless, unhumorous

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1. ludicrousadjective

   Synonyms:
   laughable, comical, odd, ridiculous, droll, funny, farcical, absurd

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1. ludicrousadjective

   Synonyms:
   comical, ridiculous, funny

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1. List of paraphrases for "ludicrous":

   ridiculous, laughable, absurd, grotesque, derisory, preposterous, farcical, nonsensical, silly

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How to use ludicrous in a sentence?

1. Arthur Caplan:

   There's a temptation, I suspect, to take the money and run, i can certainly empathize with the temptation to not play ball. ... I just think that's a ludicrous burden to put on the individual.

2. Di Liberto:

   The question is simply what is going on — and if there’s nothing nefarious, then let us know, it’s so ludicrous that you can have something as simple as Tylenol saying where it’s from, then something the complete opposite with no answers.

3. Katie Couric:

   If you commit a crime and then you move, does that means we're not going to charge you with a crime because you're moving out of the neighborhood ? I mean, it's ludicrous, i think there have to be guardrails on presidential power. He incited violence. ... He was really, reallyinciting violence.

4. Matt Brandon:

   They are the last resort to the airfield in many cases, and to have them unarmed is just, I think, it's ludicrous.

5. Elliot Zweig:

   These types of conspiracy theories have been prevalent in the Muslim world, especially the Middle East, for decades as MEMRI has revealed, one would hope that in America, all communities, including the Muslim community, would be immunized from such ludicrous propaganda, let alone propagate it.