Interglot - "absurd": Synonyms in English

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absurd:
- ridiculous; absurd; ludicrous; laughable; ridicule; bizarre; fanciful; crazy; preposterous; nonsensical; idiotic; cockeyed; derisory
- mad; wild; absurd
- absurd; the absurd

English

Detailed Synonyms for absurd in English

absurd
ridiculous; absurd; ludicrous; laughable; ridicule
- ridiculous adj
- absurd adj
- ludicrous adj
- laughable adj
- ridicule adj
absurd
bizarre; fanciful; absurd; crazy
- bizarre adj
- fanciful adj
- absurd adj
- crazy adj
absurd
ludicrous; preposterous; absurd
- ludicrous adj
- preposterous adj
- absurd adj
absurd

– inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense ¹
absurd
– inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense ¹
- absurd adj
  - the absurd predicament of seeming to argue that virtue is highly desirable but intensely unpleasant¹
absurd

– incongruous;inviting ridicule ¹
ridiculous; ludicrous; preposterous; absurd; nonsensical; laughable; idiotic; cockeyed; derisory
– incongruous;inviting ridicule ¹
- ridiculous adj
  - her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous¹
- ludicrous adj
  - it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion¹
- preposterous adj
  - a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history¹
- absurd adj
  - the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework¹
- nonsensical adj
  - ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer¹
- laughable adj
  - a contribution so small as to be laughable¹
- idiotic adj
- cockeyed adj
  - that's a cockeyed idea¹
- derisory adj

inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense¹
- the absurd predicament of seeming to argue that virtue is highly desirable but intensely unpleasant¹
incongruous;inviting ridicule¹
- the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework¹
a situation in which life seems irrational and meaningless¹
- The absurd is the essential concept and the first truth¹