Alice-in-Wonderland

adjective

Definition of Alice-in-Wonderlandnext
as in nightmarish

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for Alice-in-Wonderland
  1. nightmarish
  2. ridiculous
  3. farcical
  4. surreal
  5. Kafkaesque
  6. ludicrous
  7. dreamlike
  8. laughable
Adjective
  • The nightmarish death prompted Six Flags to temporarily close nine similar coasters across North America.
    — Kate Brumback, Chicago Tribune, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The novel’s alternate realities are split like a nightmarish LP — the party in Silver Lake pops off on the A-side where, soon, most territories will be contested, and militias and gunfire will become ubiquitous.
    — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of nightmarish
Adjective
  • Just two friends being completely ridiculous and enjoying life.
    — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The casting was essential because the film only works if everyone commits completely to this ridiculous situation.
    — Annika Pham, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of ridiculous
Adjective
  • The repartee sparkles; the farcical touches lighten the tone.
    — Leigh Haber, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
  • As Tom's Hardware reports, the farcical matchup was pure spectacle, with the main event robot sporting a Terminator-style face.
    — Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of farcical
Adjective
  • Born as the score to a surreal short film set on Manchester’s empty streets, the ambient duo’s latest album folds classical instrumentation and field recordings into a mood of deep introspection.
    — Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Larry David has built one of the greatest careers in comedy out of his own hyperfixations, particular neuroses, and the surreal situations these often lead him into.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of surreal
Adjective
  • For the average soccer fan, the quest for 2026 World Cup tickets started last year when FIFA opened its Kafkaesque lottery system.
    — Natalie B. Compton, Washington Post, 5 June 2026
  • Much of the book hovers on the edge of reality before diving into moments of Kafkaesque disorder.
    — Via Catapult, Literary Hub, 5 June 2026
Definition of Kafkaesque
Adjective
  • Jurors were not swayed by the defendant’s ludicrous explanations.
    — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 3 Oct. 2026
  • In other words, Curtis’ hypothetical hinged on a somewhat ludicrous notion, which is to say if ESPN chose to revisit that botched experiment, McAfee would be the guy to take on the role as comic foil.
    — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of ludicrous
Adjective
  • The title story follows two boys who board a train traveling through the galaxy and set off on a dreamlike journey.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Books that get called weird girl lit tend to deal in uncanny or dreamlike circumstances.
    — Abby McCarter, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of dreamlike
Adjective
  • What begins with the promise of something genuinely nightmarish gradually deteriorates into a disappointingly conventional, occasionally laughable supernatural exercise.
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Or Dalia’s spontaneous ability to perform the same ritual effectively without the usual cohort of Nasmaranian trustees in the video by reciting a few lines of laughable formal Arabic.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of laughable
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“Alice-in-Wonderland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Alice-in-Wonderland. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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