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Synonyms for absurd
æbˈsɜrd, -ˈzɜrdab·surd
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Wiktionary
absurdadjective
Synonyms:
incongruous, ridiculous, inconsistent, ludicrous, preposterous, irrational, foolishabsurdadjective
Contrary to reason or propriety; obviously and flatly opposed to manifest truth; inconsistent with the plain dictates of common sense; logically contradictory; nonsensical; ridiculous.
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inconsistent, ridiculous, foolish, ludicrous, preposterous, incongruous, irrationalabsurdnoun
That which is absurd.
Synonyms:
ridiculous, ludicrous, incongruous, foolish, inconsistent, preposterous, irrational
English Synonyms and Antonyms
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.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, wildAntonyms:
certain, consistent, demonstrable, demonstrated, established, incontestable, incontrovertible, indisputable, indubitable, infallible, logical, rational, reasonable, sagacious, sensible, sound, substantial, true, undeniable, unquestionable, wise
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
absurd
Synonyms:
irrational, ridiculous, monstrous, senseless, asinine, stupid, chimerical, unreasonable, preposterous, silly, nonsensical, foolishAntonyms:
sensible, rational, reasonable, consistent, sound, substantial, logical, wise, sagacious, reflective, philosophical
Princeton's WordNet
absurd, the absurdadjective
a situation in which life seems irrational and meaningless
"The absurd is the essential concept and the first truth"--Albert Camus
Synonyms:
the absurdabsurdadjective
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
Synonyms:
laughable, nonsensical, idiotic, preposterous, ridiculous, derisory, ludicrous, cockeyedabsurd, 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, 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
Dictionary of English Synonymes
absurdadjective
Synonyms:
unreasonable, irrational, foolish, nonsensical, ridiculous, incongruous, senseless, unwise, silly, stupid, preposterous, PARADOXICAL, ill-judged, ill-advised, contrary to reason, contrary to the dictates of common sense
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
absurdadjective
Synonyms:
ridiculous, preposterous, nonsensical, incongruous, foolish, irrational, inconsistent
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "absurd":
preposterous, ridiculous, nonsensical, nonsense, ludicrous, senseless, unreasonable, pointless, absurdly, perverse, irrational, aberrant, farcical, foolish, silly, illogical, grotesque, insane, stupid, incongruous, bizarre, idiotic, crazy, laughable
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Words popularity by usage frequency
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#2028 | wild | |
#2347 | funny | |
#2392 | false | |
#3208 | wet | |
#3304 | crazy | |
#3986 | tight | |
#4214 | comic | |
#4775 | stupid | |
#4886 | loaded | |
#7081 | incorrect | |
#7325 | bizarre | |
#8155 | silly | |
#11383 | insane | |
#12012 | inconsistent | |
#12351 | nonsense | |
#12588 | stiff | |
#12604 | ridiculous | |
#15644 | amusing | |
#15666 | mistaken | |
#16024 | unreasonable | |
#16072 | foolish | |
#16282 | pissed | |
#16818 | absurd | |
#18127 | pathetic | |
#18270 | pointless | |
#18910 | erroneous | |
#21291 | soaked | |
#22275 | irrational | |
#26251 | smashed | |
#27327 | anomalous | |
#29606 | illogical | |
#30875 | monstrous | |
#31554 | perverse | |
#35057 | senseless | |
#35236 | ludicrous | |
#36473 | comical | |
#36903 | grotesque | |
#38606 | idiotic | |
#40737 | askew | |
#42698 | laughable | |
#43014 | inconclusive | |
#43073 | paradoxical | |
#47074 | aberrant | |
#48752 | nonsensical | |
#50305 | plastered | |
#51009 | preposterous | |
#62323 | lopsided | |
#66935 | absurdly | |
#69630 | incongruous | |
#83110 | infatuated | |
#85467 | asinine | |
#85552 | farcical | |
#87233 | wonky | |
#98357 | imbecile | |
#147412 | besotted | |
#149523 | cockeyed | |
#172858 | risible | |
#173612 | sloshed | |
#193776 | blotto | |
#199502 | mirthful | |
#210635 | chimerical | |
#231163 | pixilated | |
#251648 | derisory | |
#268320 | slopped | |
#285830 | imbecilic | |
#312870 | soused |
How to use absurd in a sentence?
Andrew Cuomo and the Democrats in Albany have spent the past 4 years dismantling our criminal justice system, undermining public safety, and even threatening the well-being of alleged assailants, to now blame the increase in violence on anyone but themselves is absurd and dishonest.
It's absurd to divide people into good and bad. People are either charming or tedious.
The notion that the MTA can moot a constitutional violation by changing its policy after the fact and wishing away the violation is absurd, our complaint has a damage claim for past harms (even if only nominal damage). That fact alone precludes the argument that the case is moot.
Attempting to silence students with subjective controversial opinions is completely and utterly absurd, and a direct attack on free speech.
It's absurd that her decision to teach art to children at a Christian school, and the school's religious beliefs, are under attack.
Translations for absurd
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- سخيفArabic
- абсурден, абсурд, нелеп, нелепост, безсмисленBulgarian
- absurdCatalan, Valencian
- absurdníCzech
- absurditet, absurdDanish
- absurdGerman
- παράλογοςGreek
- absurdaEsperanto
- absurdoSpanish
- mõttetu, absurdneEstonian
- absurdi, järjetönFinnish
- absurdeFrench
- amaideachScottish Gaelic
- meecheeallaghManx
- אבסורדHebrew
- abszurdum, abszurdHungarian
- absurdeInterlingua
- absurdaIdo
- assurdoItalian
- 愚鈍, 愚か, 馬鹿らしい, 馬鹿Japanese
- absurdusLatin
- апсурдMacedonian
- absurdDutch
- tåpeligNorwegian
- absurd, absurdalnyPolish
- absurdoPortuguese
- absurd, iraționalRomanian
- нелепый, абсурд, нелепость, абсурдныйRussian
- absúrdenSlovene
- absurdAlbanian
- befängd, absurdSwedish
- ไร้สาระThai
- 荒唐Chinese
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