preposterous

adjective

pre·pos·ter·ous | \ pri-ˈpä-st(ə-)rəs

Definition of preposterous

: contrary to nature, reason, or common sense : absurd

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Examples of preposterous in a Sentence

The whole idea is preposterous! the idea that extraterrestrials built the pyramids is preposterous

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Two decades ago, The Truman Show seemed preposterous. — Julie Miller, HWD, "Twenty Years Later, Everything Is The Truman Show," 5 June 2018 Even more preposterous is the claim by some academics that economic liberalism in the 1980s spawned the socialism that has destroyed the country. — Mary Anastasia O’grady, WSJ, "Venezuela’s Long Road to Hell," 10 June 2018 The problem with the very raising of these supposedly legal points is that the preposterous has become the discussable. — Elizabeth Drew, The New Republic, "Trump’s Saturday Night Massacre Has Already Begun," 5 June 2018 Hodge’s direction employs some theatrical gestures (mostly from Summerfield and Reed), which appear all the more preposterous given those actors ages and otherwise more straightforward delivery of their lines. — Jim Rutter, Philly.com, "At Hedgerow: 'The Importance of Being Earnest' (and, for this play, being youngish)," 6 May 2018 Those plotlines tended to feel like overwrought filler material, getting Scandal away from the more relatable human elements that helped ground its more preposterous side. — Tanisha C. Ford, The Atlantic, "The Episode That Captured the Best and Worst of Scandal," 19 Apr. 2018 Twain found this preposterous and ignored his daughter's accusation. — Marie Lavendier, courant.com, "The Lioness And The King: Was Mark Twain's Secretary A Treasure? Or 'A Salacious Slut'?," 29 Apr. 2018 Even after making some sweeping changes that attempted to make golf rules more reasonable and adhering to common sense, there are still dozens of rules on the book that are preposterous and penal for no apparent reason. — Chris Chase, For The Win, "13 incredibly bizarre rules in sports from dress codes to one-point safeties," 11 Apr. 2018 Mars One organizers say the project can be accomplished for roughly $6 billion; critics say that is preposterous, as is the plan to raise much of that money through corporate sponsorship and the sale of television rights. — Billy Baker, BostonGlobe.com, "As the other world turns: How a trip to Mars thwarted and ignited love," 19 May 2018

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