Synonyms for preposterous
prɪˈpɒs tər əs, -trəspre·pos·ter·ous

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1. preposterousadjective

   Synonyms:
   irrational, nonsensical, foolish, absurd

2. preposterousadjective

   Absurd, or contrary to common sense.

   Synonyms:
   irrational, foolish, absurd, nonsensical

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1. preposterous

   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, ludicrous, mistaken, monstrous, nonsensical, paradoxical, 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. preposterous

   Synonyms:
   monstrous, exorbitant, unreasonable, absurd, irrational, foolish, ridiculous

   Antonyms:
   just, due, fair, reasonable, moderate, right, judicious, orderly, sound

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1. 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, ludicrous, 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, sozzled, stiff, pathetic, awry(p), plastered, pie-eyed, sloshed, smashed, soaked, loaded, wet, idiotic, askew

   Antonyms:
   wise

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1. outlandishadjective

   Submitted by Providence on July 15, 2023  

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1. preposterousadjective

   Synonyms:
   perverted, having the cart before the horse, reversed

2. preposterousadjective

   Synonyms:
   absurd, unreasonable, ridiculous, irrational, foolish, monstrous

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1. preposterousadjective

   Synonyms:
   absurd, ridiculous, irrational, inconsistent, foolish

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1. List of paraphrases for "preposterous":

   absurd, grotesque, ridiculous, ludicrous, nonsense, nonsensical, farcical, wrong-headed, senseless

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1. Charles Lamb:

   A poor relation is the most irrelevant thing in nature, a piece of impertinent correspondence, an odious approximation, a haunting conscience, a preposterous shadow, lengthening in the noon-tide of our prosperity. He is known by his knock.

2. Fergus Cullen:

   The idea that people are coming to New Hampshire to commit fraud on a massive scale like this is just preposterous and it needs to be called out as untrue.

3. Don Woodsmall:

   The SPLC leadership’s own history is one of racism, misogyny and spreading hate, including an extremist attack on the Family Research Center, the notion that haters of the truth can be fit judges of who is or is not a ‘hater’ is preposterous, and the sooner people stop taking these far-left loons seriously the better.

4. Bernie Sanders:

   It is preposterous to argue that as we expand Medicare for All that people with cancer and other illnesses will not get the care that they need, in fact, under Medicare for All, the good news is that we will end the horror of millions of people going into bankruptcy and financial distress simply because they need hospital care for serious conditions.

5. Robert Dumond:

   To, in any way, suggest that a person would go in as a heterosexual and then somehow become a homosexual as a result, that's simply preposterous. There's no evidence to support that.