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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But the absurd has become almost predictable at this point.
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Stephen Marche, The Atlantic, 1 July 2025
But his life takes a turn for the absurd with the arrival of a beautiful Frenchwoman, Valérie, with an imperious chihuahua, just as another guest goes missing.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 25 June 2025
But the series is also touched by the absurd: for starters, the guinea pigs are massive.
—Kambole Campbell, Variety, 14 June 2025
Ryan observes her subject with a naturalist’s eye and a cartoonist’s sense of the absurd.
—A.o. Scott, New York Times, 13 June 2025
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Stephen Marche, The Atlantic, 1 July 2025
But his life takes a turn for the absurd with the arrival of a beautiful Frenchwoman, Valérie, with an imperious chihuahua, just as another guest goes missing.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 25 June 2025
But the series is also touched by the absurd: for starters, the guinea pigs are massive.
—Kambole Campbell, Variety, 14 June 2025
Ryan observes her subject with a naturalist’s eye and a cartoonist’s sense of the absurd.
—A.o. Scott, New York Times, 13 June 2025
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 11 Jul. 2025.
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