Antonyms for absurd
æbˈsɜrd, -ˈzɜrdab·surd

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1. absurdadjective

   Synonyms:
   incongruous, ridiculous, inconsistent, ludicrous, preposterous, irrational, foolish

2. absurdadjective

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

   Synonyms:
   inconsistent, ridiculous, foolish, ludicrous, preposterous, incongruous, irrational

3. absurdnoun

   That which is absurd.

   Synonyms:
   ridiculous, ludicrous, incongruous, foolish, inconsistent, preposterous, irrational

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1. absurd

   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.

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

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

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 2 votes

1. absurd

   Antonyms:
   sensible, rational, reasonable, consistent, sound, substantial, logical, wise, sagacious, reflective, philosophical

   Synonyms:
   irrational, ridiculous, monstrous, senseless, asinine, stupid, chimerical, unreasonable, preposterous, silly, nonsensical, foolish

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. absurd, the absurdadjective

   a situation in which life seems irrational and meaningless

   "The absurd is the essential concept and the first truth"--Albert Camus

   Antonyms:
   logical, wise

   Synonyms:
   the absurd

2. absurdadjective

   inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense

   "the absurd predicament of seeming to argue that virtue is highly desirable but intensely unpleasant"- Walter Lippman

   Antonyms:
   logical, wise

   Synonyms:
   laughable, nonsensical, idiotic, preposterous, ridiculous, derisory, ludicrous, cockeyed

3. 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"

   Antonyms:
   logical, wise

   Synonyms:
   farcical, laughable, nonsensical, lopsided, pissed, blind drunk, ludicrous, nonsense(a), besotted, risible, wonky, imbecilic, slopped, mirthful, amusing, blotto, skew-whiff, pixilated, 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

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1. absurdadjective

   Synonyms:
   ridiculous, preposterous, nonsensical, incongruous, foolish, irrational, inconsistent

How to use absurd in a sentence?

1. Link Starbureiy:

   The Universe became absurd to me the moment I learned that its geometry is flat, and that Minkowski spacetime is non-net positive (0). One can then deduce that energy can be ported into a spacetime via quantum tunnelling. If/when that's the case, then something can literally be created from 'nothing', hence the absurdity.

2. Plato:

   Nothing can be more absurd than the practice that prevails in our country of men and women not following the same pursuits with all their strengths and with one mind, for thus, the state instead of being whole is reduced to half.

3. Anna Garlin Spencer:

   The failure of women to produce genius of the first rank in most of the supreme forms of human effort has been used to block the way of all women of talent and ambition for intellectual achievement in a manner that would be amusingly absurd were it not so monstrously unjust and socially harmful.

4. Didier Guillaume:

   It's absurd, in terms of having a political and economic debate, to say that if you tax the 'GAFAs', I'll tax wine. It's completely moronic, american wine is not better than French wine.

5. Josh Blaylock:

   Some of the stories are really sweet ; some are completely absurd and satirical ; some are cathartic and venting.

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