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Another word for preposterous

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preposterous

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absurd, outrageous, impossible; see absurd, unusual 2. See syn. study at absurd.

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Another word for preposterous

adjective

So senseless as to be laughable:
absurd, foolish, harebrained, idiotic, imbecilic, insane, lunatic, mad, moronic, nonsensical, silly, softheaded, tomfool, unearthly, zany. (Informal) cockeyed, crazy, loony, loopy. (Slang) balmy², dippy, dopey, jerky, sappy, wacky. See ability, knowledge
Beyond all reason:
obscene, outrageous, ridiculous, shocking, unconscionable, unreasonable. Idioms: out of bounds, out of sight. See usual

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But for now, I want to leave you with a preposterous thought: In the future, a new Mercedes Benz will cost just $50.
And if any man was to be put in the preposterous position of a secular Bible, no writer was fitter for it than Aristotle.
The witan cbose the earl as king without any show of doubt, though the assent of the Mercian and Northumbrian earls must have been half-hearted: Not a word was said in favor of the claim of the child Edgar, the heir of the house of Alfred, nothing (of course) for the preposterous claim of William of Normandy.
It was of course impossible that the nation or the baronage 5hould accept such a preposterous rgime, and Edward was soon involved in.
They proffered peace to King Henry, ledge and offered to recognize his preposterous claim to the French throne, on condition that he should marry France.

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