the absurd
noun
1
: a state or condition of extreme silliness or foolishness : an absurd or ridiculous state
Her ideas once seemed reasonable, but now they verge on the absurd.
2
: things that are absurd
a filmmaker who is fascinated with the absurd
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What few voters grasp is that such proposals always depend on the absurd assumption that the federal government would assist with the huge cost by agreeing to give the state a cut of federal health care funding.
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U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026
Of all of the absurd litigation prompted by the paranoid man in charge, this has to be the most ridiculous.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 4 May 2026
Notopoulos also saw the gallows humor in the absurd feature.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 30 Apr. 2026
And that's precisely why Jenks went for the absurd plan.
—ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
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U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026
Of all of the absurd litigation prompted by the paranoid man in charge, this has to be the most ridiculous.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 4 May 2026
Notopoulos also saw the gallows humor in the absurd feature.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 30 Apr. 2026
And that's precisely why Jenks went for the absurd plan.
—ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for the absurd
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“The absurd.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20absurd. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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