Absurdity synonyms and antonyms

absʉrdətē, abzʉrdətē; əbzʉrdətē, əbzʉrdətē

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stupidity (related)
(Countable) An act that is stupid.
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foolishness
(Uncountable) The state of being foolish.
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senselessness
The state of being senseless.
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improbability
The quality or state of being improbable; unlikelihood.
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nonsense (related)
Something foolish.
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inconsistency
(Logic) an incompatibility between two propositions that cannot both be true
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charade
An episode in this game or a word or phrase so represented.
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fallacy
(Logic) An argument, or apparent argument, which professes to be decisive of the matter at issue, while in reality it is not. A specious argument.
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ineptitude
An inept act or remark.
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irrationality
An irrational idea, expression, or act.
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reason (antonym)
Reason is the cause for something to happen or the power of your brain to think, understand and engage in logical thought.
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reasonableness (antonym)
(Countable) A reasonable action or behaviour.
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logic (antonym)
(Uncountable) Any system of thought, whether rigorous and productive or not, especially one associated with a particular person.
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sense (antonym)
Natural understanding or intelligence, especially in practical matters:
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hoot
A sound suggesting the cry of an owl, especially the sound of a horn.
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joke
A funny anecdote with a punchline
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laugh
The sound of laughing; laughter.
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scream
(Informal) A person or thing considered hilariously funny
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gas
A gaseous fuel, such as natural gas.
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howl
Any similar sound
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panic
A sudden, unreasoning, hysterical fear, often spreading quickly
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riot
The definition of a riot is a violent uprising or wild disturbance by a crowd, or an outburst or torrent of uncontrolled feelings or emotions.
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folly
A costly undertaking having an absurd or ruinous outcome.
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foolery
Foolish behavior or a foolish action
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idiocy
An act lacking intelligence or sense; an instance of senselessness; extremely foolish behaviour.
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imbecility
Something, such as an act or suggestion, that is considered stupid or foolish.
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insanity
(Law) Unsoundness of mind sufficient to render a person unfit to maintain a contractual or other legal relationship or sufficient to warrant commitment to a mental health facility.
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lunacy
The definition of lunacy is the state of being insane or wild foolishness.
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madness
Great folly:
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silliness
(Countable) An act that is silly; a result of being silly.
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tomfoolery
Foolish behaviour
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zaniness
The state or condition of being zany.
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craziness
(Uncountable) The state of being broken in mind; imbecility or weakness of intellect; derangement.
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a laugh a minute
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laughter (related)
A movement (usually involuntary) of the muscles of the laughing face, particularly of the lips, and of the whole body, with a peculiar expression of the eyes, indicating merriment, satisfaction or derision, and usually attended by a sonorous and interrupted expulsion of air from the lungs.
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ability (related)
(Countable) A skill or competence in doing; mental power; talent; aptitude. [First attested in the early 17 th century.]
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fatuity
Smug stupidity; utter foolishness.
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fatuousness
The characteristic of being fatuous.
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absurdness
(Rare) The quality of being absurd; absurdity. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]
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ridiculousness
(Countable) The result of being ridiculous.
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bibble-babble
Idle talk; babble.
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bizarreness
(Uncountable) The state or quality of being bizarre
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fantasticalness
The state or condition of being fantastical.
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fiddledeedee
Nonsense
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grotesqueness
The characteristic or quality of being grotesque
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impossibleness
Quality of being impossible.
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laughability
Laughableness
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niaiserie
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outlandishness
The quality of being outlandish
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pricelessness
The state or condition of being priceless; very high value.
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quaintness
The state or fact of being quaint; having old-fashioned charm.
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quizzicalness
The state or condition of being quizzical.
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rigamarole
(Chiefly US) Alternative form of rigmarole.
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sottise
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twattle
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twiddle-twaddle
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unimaginability
(Philosophy) The quality of being unimaginable.
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unprofitability
The state or condition of being unprofitable.
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unthinkability
The property of being unthinkable.
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valuelessness
Lack of value; the state or condition of being valueless.
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banality (related)
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futility (related)
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irony (related)
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the-absurd (related)
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incongruity (related)
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artificiality (related)
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implausibility (related)
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incoherence (related)
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hypocrisy (related)
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superficiality (related)
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pointlessness (related)
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arbitrariness (related)
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Absurdity Sentence Examples

  • She pulled back and shook her head at the absurdity of his entrance.

  • One capital argument of the Christians was the absurdity of a man making an idol and then being afraid of or adoring the work of his own hands.

  • But there is an inherent absurdity when you try to take a compliant approach.

  • Plutarch remarked the fact that the Greek myths of Cronus, of Dionysus, of Apollo and the Python, and of Demeter, " all the things that are shrouded in mystic ceremonies and are presented in rites," " do not fall short in absurdity of the legends about Osiris and Typhon."

  • The final scene in the BBC production should illustrate the absurdity of the charge.

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