Absurd synonyms and antonyms

əb-sûrd', -zûrd'

Without consideration, awareness or sound judgement; unreasonable; unwise; stupid.

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Without good sense; silly; unwise

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Contrary to logic; lacking sense or sound reasoning.

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Idiotic or unthinkable, often to the point of being funny.

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pickwickian

Special, unusual, or esoteric

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(Usage Problem) Insupportable; intolerable.

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doubtable

(Uncommon) Capable of being doubted; doubtful; dubious; dubitable. .

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Contrary to reason or rationality; senseless; unreasonable; absurd

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Ridiculous, ludicrous, or outrageous.

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Embellished with figures and forms such that every level of relief gives way to more details and contrasts.

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Deserving of ridicule; foolish; absurd.

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Not possible, not able to be done.

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logical (antonym)

Necessary or to be expected because of what has gone before; that follows as reasonable

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Of, having the nature of, or characteristic of an idiot; very foolish or stupid

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Lacking meaning.

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Unintelligible, foolish, silly, absurd, etc.

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Not determined by reason; capricious; arbitrary; irrational.

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Angry; resentful:

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Extremely foolish or silly.

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ad-absurdum

So senseless as to be laughable

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The definition of asinine is to be silly, stupid or ridiculous.

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Foolish; ridiculous; absurd:

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Expressing derision; derisive.

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Fitted to excite laughter; humorous.

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The definition of crazy is someone or something that is insane or not mentally sound.

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Not believable; implausible; seemingly only possible in fantasy.

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Impossible to do or carry out:

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Showing a lack of judgment, sense, or reason; inappropriate or foolish:

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Not feasible; not easily done; impracticable

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Not superable; that cannot be overcome or passed over; insurmountable

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Not to be believed; incredible:

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Lacking sense or meaning; foolish; silly

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The definition of preposterous is something that is absurd or ridiculous.

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self-contradictory

Of statements that contradict themselves, ultimately logically corrupting the statement.

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Indulging in unrealistic fancies; visionary

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daedalic

So senseless as to be laughable

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(Archaic) Remarkable

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Obnoxiously stupid, vacantly silly, content in one's foolishness.

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Grotesque is defined as repulsively ugly or shocking.

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The definition of incongruous is something that doesn't fit in or that is jarring in relation to its surroundings.

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Having or showing little sense; reckless, flighty, giddy, rash, etc.

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Like or as an imbecile; so senseless as to be laughable; absurd, foolish, stupid, idiotic.

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Utterly foolish

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Showing foolishness or stupidity.

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Lacking judgment, realism, or firmness.

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Extremely foolish or stupid.

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Comical in an extravagantly ludicrous or slapstick manner

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Not plausible; not credible

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Causing laughter; laughable; funny; amusing

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Very odd in manner, appearance, etc.; grotesque

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Of an assertion, that is contradictory or not supported.

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(Describing a person) crazy or insane

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So senseless as to be laughable

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Eccentric or irrational:

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asininity

An asinine act or remark

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ridiculosity

The quality of being ridiculous; absurdity.

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certain (antonym)

Not great; calculable:

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(Informal) Foolish; slightly crazy or mad; eccentric.

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(Slang) Foolish; silly:

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knowledge (related)

So senseless as to be laughable

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incomprehensible (related)

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hypocritical (related)

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perverse (related)

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wise (antonym)

Prompted by wisdom; judicious; sound

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closed-out

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An absurd idea or thing

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A conclusion or a statement that does not logically follow from what preceded it.

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ruled-out

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skimble-skamble

Confused, disorderly, chaotic, senseless.

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twaddly

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In horse management an unsound horse is one suffering ill-health that affects its suitability for its intended work.

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sensible (antonym)

(Archaic) Cognizant; having the perception of something; aware of something.

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(Informal) Offensively forward or disrespectful:

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Absurdly impractical or visionary, especially to the neglect of more useful activity.

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macaronic

(Literature) Written in a hodgepodge mixture of two or more languages.

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reductio ad absurdum

So senseless as to be laughable

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Having or showing little sense, judgment, or sobriety; foolish, stupid, absurd, ludicrous, irrational, etc.

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A picture or imitation of a person, literary style, etc. in which certain features or mannerisms are exaggerated for satirical effect

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(In plural) A party game in which players mime a word or phrase that the other players must try to guess.

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An absurd or grotesque misrepresentation.

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reasonable (antonym)

Capable of reasoning; rational:

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Characterized by insanity or the utmost folly; chimerical; unpractical; as, an insane plan, attempt, etc.

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Slightly crazy

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Lacking common sense

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Under the influence of a narcotic

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(US) Excessively sweet, emotional, nostalgic; cheesy; mushy. (British equivalent: soppy)

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ability (related)

So senseless as to be laughable

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the-absurd

a situation in which life seems irrational and meaningless; --Albert Camus

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outrageous (related)

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ironic (related)

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crass (related)

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disingenuous (related)

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abhorrent (related)

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Showing or resulting from a lack of normal intelligence; foolish; irrational

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rational (antonym)

Showing reason; not foolish or silly; sensible

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Ineffectual; useless:

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Located far from civilized areas; remote:

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(Uncountable) A ridiculous or empty show.

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Something that is inane.

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incredibility

That which is incredible.

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An irrational idea, expression, or act.

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Synonym Study

Silly and ridiculous apply to whatever excites amusement or contempt by reason of extreme foolishness, silly often indicating an utterly nonsensical quality
Foolish describes that which shows lack of good judgment or of common sense don't take foolish chances
Preposterous is used to describe anything flagrantly absurd or ludicrous
Ludicrous is applied to something that provokes laughter or scorn because of incongruity or exaggeration a ludicrous facial expression, a ludicrous suggestion
Absurd means laughably inconsistent with what is judged as true or reasonable an absurd conclusion

Find another word for absurd. In this page you can discover 103 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for absurd, like: senseless, foolish, illogical, ludicrous, pickwickian, untenable, doubtable, irrational, unearthly, baroque and ridiculous.