ALICE-IN-WONDERLAND Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

Alice-in-Wonderland

adjective

Definition of Alice-in-Wonderland

as in nightmarish

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Adjective

What nightmarish scenarios would these two characters be facing?

— Merrill Markoe, Deadline, 21 Aug. 2026
But the nightmarish realms of the Further retain their unnerving power, and some of the old-school ghost movie thrills are well done.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of nightmarish

Adjective

The ridiculous part was that, for a long time, people thought that a protective garment would need to look like full-plate armor in order to offer meaningful protection.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 13 Aug. 2026
Personally, this idea that the woke nonsense is just an outmoded relic of the past is ridiculous.

— Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of ridiculous

Adjective

Forget about insulating young players The notion of insulating young players at the NHL level has always seemed a bit farcical.

— Thomas Drance, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Coaching searches are, at best, farcical, the truth lying somewhere between fans’ fanatical wishes, reported contacts and actual interviews.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of farcical

Adjective

With its möbius-strip-esque structure, this surreal social class satire about grief, urban alienation and gentrification in the city of Lagos explores the lost hope of the Nigerian dream.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 15 Aug. 2026
The chance to observe a total solar eclipse doesn't come along very often and is truly surreal and magical.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 13 Aug. 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

Come June, Winnipesaukee and its neighbors crowd with pleasure-cruisers in pontoon boats, sunbathers loll on every spare strip of sand, and the region’s small towns feel almost ludicrous in their quaint New England charms.

— Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2026
So there’s something really cathartic about watching Ulf — the lowliest, most base, comedic and ludicrous of all the Targaryens and dragonriders — beating him.

— Matt Minton, Variety, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of ludicrous

Adjective

Schoenbrun wrote the lyrics, with layers of guitar and orchestral flourishes giving the track a bittersweet, dreamlike quality that fits the film’s collision of desire, fear and delirium.

— SPIN Staff, SPIN, 14 Aug. 2026
Towards the end there’s a dreamlike montage of uncertain efficacy, though stunning images of Toni and young Adela on a bed covered in vines and grasses are so mesmerizing that the eye wants to linger further.

— Jay Weissberg, Variety, 13 Aug. 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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