English

Detailed Synonyms for absurd in English

absurd:

absurd adj

  1. absurd
  2. absurd
  3. absurd
  4. 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
  5. absurd
    – incongruous;inviting ridicule 1
    ridiculous; ludicrous; preposterous; absurd; nonsensical; laughable; idiotic; derisory; cockeyed
    – 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
    • derisory adj
    • cockeyed adj
      • that's a cockeyed idea1

absurd

  1. absurd

absurd [the ~] nom

  1. the absurd
    – a situation in which life seems irrational and meaningless 1
    the absurd; the the absurd
    – a situation in which life seems irrational and meaningless 1
    • absurd [the ~] nom
      • The absurd is the essential concept and the first truth1
    • the absurd [the ~] nom

Related Words for "absurd":

  • absurdness, absurder, absurdest, absurdly

Alternate Synonyms for "absurd":


Related Definitions for "absurd":

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

Related Synonyms for absurd