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 murders themselves are obviously very sinister, but the circumstances surrounding them undermine the show’s drama and lean toward the absurd.
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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
And who among us isn’t thrilled, like the rubber enthusiasts in AtomAge, by the absurd convergence of the pedestrian and the perverse?
—Lillian Fishman, New Yorker, 25 Feb. 2026
Take away the absurd traveling that’s allowed.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Feb. 2026
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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
And who among us isn’t thrilled, like the rubber enthusiasts in AtomAge, by the absurd convergence of the pedestrian and the perverse?
—Lillian Fishman, New Yorker, 25 Feb. 2026
Take away the absurd traveling that’s allowed.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 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 9 Mar. 2026.
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