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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The Giants’ mismanagement of their kicker situation in the last few years has been the theatre of the absurd.
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Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 2026
Enrigue has a penchant for shooting the facts of history through a prism of the absurd.
—Carolina A. Miranda, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2026
The murders themselves are obviously very sinister, but the circumstances surrounding them undermine the show’s drama and lean toward the absurd.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 3 Mar. 2026
That was the absurd question that ran through this year’s Berlin Film Festival.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026
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Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 2026
Enrigue has a penchant for shooting the facts of history through a prism of the absurd.
—Carolina A. Miranda, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2026
The murders themselves are obviously very sinister, but the circumstances surrounding them undermine the show’s drama and lean toward the absurd.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 3 Mar. 2026
That was the absurd question that ran through this year’s Berlin Film Festival.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 26 Feb. 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 13 Mar. 2026.
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