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
  • One Night Only is probably trying to be hopeful and sweet in its suggestion that love can make any nightmarish circumstances tolerable.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The club made the move following a nightmarish stretch in which the three-time All-Star could never seem to get on track.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of nightmarish
Adjective
  • That was, frankly, ridiculous, and our coverage said as much, arguing that this deep dive into one of Hollywood’s most notorious genre disasters deserved a much wider release.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 30 July 2026
  • Its predecessor, No Way Home, mixed up good and bad guys from three different iterations of the Spider-Man franchise for a ridiculous phantasmagoria of clanging action figures.
    — David Sims, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026
Definition of ridiculous
Adjective
  • From Mike Birbiglia as a farcical cop to a bouncer at a Greenpoint club played by Ziwe, New York comedians abound.
    — Alex Jhamb Burns, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Sadly, in discouraging all the phantom agonies, FIFA inadvertently seems to have done away with the equally farcical phenomenon that is Magic Spray®.
    — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of farcical
Adjective
  • In the reality of grief, life shuttled between the public and the personal, the surreal and the hyperreal.
    — Katie Whyatt, New York Times, 31 July 2026
  • The Sullivans’ sparse, slightly surreal arrangements take an economic approach.
    — W. Reed Putnam, Pitchfork, 30 July 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
  • The idea of manufacturing on the moon isn’t ludicrous, says Patrick Suermann, a professor of construction science at Texas A&M University, who recently visited SpaceX’s Starbase headquarters in Texas.
    — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 5 Aug. 2026
  • But Spurs lost their grip in the second period when Danso was sent off for a ludicrous decision to dummy the ball through his legs, gifting possession to Joao Pedro and dragging him to the floor.
    — Elias Burke, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of ludicrous
Adjective
  • Blending coming-of-age drama with a dreamlike, science-fiction edge, the film filters Argentina’s economic instability and the pull of the digital world through the perspective of a child searching for an escape.
    — Emiliano de Pablos, Variety, 30 July 2026
  • Likely because of her kaleidoscopic mix of dreamlike pop, R&B, and electronic sounds that lure you in like an old ballerina jewelry box.
    — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 30 July 2026
Definition of dreamlike
Adjective
  • Track Pants Inspired by Jennifer Lawrence My closet has become laughable, and the fault lies with Jennifer Lawrence.
    — Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026
  • Such statements will be laughable to investors of the future, says Jeremy Grantham, co-founder of investment giant GMO.
    — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 8 July 2026
Definition of laughable
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