Synonyms for the absurd
the absurd

Princeton's WordNet

1. absurd, the absurdnoun

   a situation in which life seems irrational and meaningless

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

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1. Mike Pence:

   I would find all of that dialogue to be absurd and frankly offensive, it is the greatest honor of my life to serve shoulder-to-shoulder with the 45th President of the United States. To see his leadership every day, to see the compassion that he has for the American people every day. I would dismiss that out of hand and tell you that I'm just, I'm so excited about the progress that we've been made strengthening this country, protecting this country, reviving this country's economy and all credit goes to President Donald Trump.

2. oscar wilde, Quoted in Ellmann:

   It often happens that the real tragedies in life occur in such an inarticulate manner that they hurt one by their crude violence, their absolute incoherence, their absurd want of meaning, their entire lack of style.

3. Bertrand Russell:

   This is patently absurd but whoever wishes to become a philosopher must learn not to be frightened by absurdities.

4. The Quarterly Review (England), March 1825:

   What can be more palpably absurd than the prospect held out of locomotives travelling twice as fast as stagecoaches?

5. Marco Rubio:

   It's absurd and it's part of a long record of coddling dictators and tyrants.