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Synonyms for ludicrous
ˈlu dɪ krəslu·di·crous
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Wiktionary
ludicrousadjective
Idiotic or unthinkable, often to the point of being funny.
He made a ludicrous attempt to run for office.
Synonyms:
laughable, ridiculous
English Synonyms and Antonyms
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, wildAntonyms:
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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Princeton's WordNet
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, patheticAntonyms:
humorless, humourless, unhumorous, wiseabsurd, 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, askewAntonyms:
wise, humourless, humorless, unhumorous
Dictionary of English Synonymes
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
ludicrousadjective
Synonyms:
comical, ridiculous, funny
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "ludicrous":
ridiculous, laughable, absurd, grotesque, derisory, preposterous, farcical, nonsensical, silly
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#2028 | wild | |
#2347 | funny | |
#2392 | false | |
#3208 | wet | |
#3986 | tight | |
#4214 | comic | |
#4775 | stupid | |
#4886 | loaded | |
#7081 | incorrect | |
#8155 | silly | |
#12588 | stiff | |
#12604 | ridiculous | |
#15644 | amusing | |
#15666 | mistaken | |
#16024 | unreasonable | |
#16072 | foolish | |
#16282 | pissed | |
#16818 | absurd | |
#18127 | pathetic | |
#18910 | erroneous | |
#21291 | soaked | |
#22275 | irrational | |
#26251 | smashed | |
#27327 | anomalous | |
#30875 | monstrous | |
#35057 | senseless | |
#35236 | ludicrous | |
#36473 | comical | |
#36903 | grotesque | |
#38606 | idiotic | |
#40737 | askew | |
#42698 | laughable | |
#43014 | inconclusive | |
#43073 | paradoxical | |
#48752 | nonsensical | |
#50305 | plastered | |
#51009 | preposterous | |
#62323 | lopsided | |
#67912 | droll | |
#83110 | infatuated | |
#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 ludicrous in a sentence?
We can teach fourth-graders safe-sex practices, but we can't mention teaching firearm education in a public grade school without anti-gun groups having a complete meltdown. ... It's completely ludicrous.
Any claim that I was $15 million in debt is completely bogus, ludicrous and absurd. I can't wait for the trial in this case, at which point the TRUTH and FACTS will come out and I will be fully exonerated.
Its absurd, its ludicrous. And actually, frankly, in Swalwells case, its actually funny. they should begin impeachmentproceedings.We can no longer accept thenotion of a president who openlyinvites interference in ourelection.
This is ludicrous for the Hillary Clinton campaign and others to suggest that somehow I'm using a derogatory term.
They are the last resort to the airfield in many cases, and to have them unarmed is just, I think, it's ludicrous.
Translations for ludicrous
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- ridículCatalan, Valencian
- směšnýCzech
- ysmala, chwerthinllyd, digrifWelsh
- latterligDanish
- aberwitzigGerman
- absurdo, ridiculo, irrisorioSpanish
- naurettava, järjetön, idioottimainen, absurdi, älytönFinnish
- absurdeFrench
- amaideachScottish Gaelic
- מגוחךHebrew
- nevetségesHungarian
- konyolIndonesian
- ridicoloItalian
- ばかげましたJapanese
- ludicrumLatin
- nenekaraMāori
- belachelijkDutch
- latterligNorwegian
- idiotyczny, absurdalny, groteskowy, niedorzecznyPolish
- ridículoPortuguese
- ridicolRomanian
- нелепый, абсурдный, смехотворныйRussian
- löjlig, absurd, skrattretandeSwedish
- lố bịchVietnamese
- שטוסיקYiddish
- 可笑的Chinese
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