ridiculous
adjective
ri·dic·u·lous
rə-ˈdi-kyə-ləs 
: arousing or deserving ridicule : extremely silly or unreasonable : absurd, preposterous
wearing a ridiculous outfit
a ridiculous price for that little house
ridiculousness
noun
Examples of ridiculous in a Sentence
His band mates take the stage in ridiculous elf costumes—black tights, pointy felt hats.
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Jason Cohen, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 1995
I also poked fun at those ridiculous fins on the '59 Cadillac. The '60, now, that was something else, and I've thought highly enough of the design to have owned two of them.
—Marshall Schuon, New York Times, 30 June 1991
Take into account the artist's intention and choice of means. This sounds so elementary that it seems ridiculous to bring it up …
—Leonardo Shapiro, Village Voice, 27 Aug. 1991
It was absurd for him to paint portraits for pay, and ridiculous to paint them for nothing; so he did not paint them at all.
—William Dean Howells, The Rise of Silas Lapham, 1885
She looks ridiculous in that outfit.
It was a ridiculous suggestion.
That's an absolutely ridiculous price for that sweater.
Jason Cohen, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 1995
I also poked fun at those ridiculous fins on the '59 Cadillac. The '60, now, that was something else, and I've thought highly enough of the design to have owned two of them.
—Marshall Schuon, New York Times, 30 June 1991
Take into account the artist's intention and choice of means. This sounds so elementary that it seems ridiculous to bring it up …
—Leonardo Shapiro, Village Voice, 27 Aug. 1991
It was absurd for him to paint portraits for pay, and ridiculous to paint them for nothing; so he did not paint them at all.
—William Dean Howells, The Rise of Silas Lapham, 1885
She looks ridiculous in that outfit.
It was a ridiculous suggestion.
That's an absolutely ridiculous price for that sweater.
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The affair between Clark and Carol called for some fairly ridiculous, kinky and specific acts in a hotel room.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
Again, the intention was to present something ridiculous as seriously as possible; Pressman had choreographer Myrna Gawryn come up with dynamic and precise dance moves that would have worked beautifully in a traditional musical — only here they were being executed by guys in giant turtle suits.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 9 Mar. 2026
Don’t be ridiculous, Barron isn’t a sucker or a loser like your kid!
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2026
But the increase is ridiculous.
—Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
Again, the intention was to present something ridiculous as seriously as possible; Pressman had choreographer Myrna Gawryn come up with dynamic and precise dance moves that would have worked beautifully in a traditional musical — only here they were being executed by guys in giant turtle suits.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 9 Mar. 2026
Don’t be ridiculous, Barron isn’t a sucker or a loser like your kid!
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2026
But the increase is ridiculous.
—Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2026
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“Ridiculous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ridiculous. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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ridiculous
adjective
ri·dic·u·lous
rə-ˈdik-yə-ləs
: causing or deserving ridicule : absurd, preposterous
ridiculously
adverb
ridiculousness
noun
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