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Another word for preposterous

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Adjective

  1. So senseless as to be laughable

    See also:

    knowledge

    ability

  2. Beyond all reason

    Idioms:
    See also:

    usual

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Another word for preposterous

Modifier
  1. See also:

    absurd

    unusual

    absurd

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Sentence Examples

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • It was of course impossible that the nation or the baronage 5hould accept such a preposterous rgime, and Edward was soon involved in.

  • He found a preposterous excuse for repudiating the treaty by which he was bound, by declaring that some details had been omitted in its formal ratification.

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