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as in bizarre
conceived or made without regard for reason or reality
absurd claims of having been abducted by UFO's
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as in silly
showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment
an absurd rule that bicycles are not allowed in the park
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as in ridiculous
so foolish or pointless as to be worthy of scornful laughter
it's absurd to expect to make a killing in the stock market overnight
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Recent Examples of absurd
But at today's gold price of over $5,408 an ounce — a price that would have seemed absurd five years ago — the more pressing question isn't whether to buy gold.
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Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
The idea that Golden State should have blown up its offensive identity to accommodate Kuminga is patently absurd.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2026
As China gets stronger, illusions about what international public law can do become both more dangerous and more absurd.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2026
Bruton's next video will tackle the steering problem directly, and that's the real test of whether this wonderfully absurd machine has a future beyond his workshop floor.
—Omar Kardoudi
march 01, New Atlas, 1 Mar. 2026
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Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
The idea that Golden State should have blown up its offensive identity to accommodate Kuminga is patently absurd.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2026
As China gets stronger, illusions about what international public law can do become both more dangerous and more absurd.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2026
Bruton's next video will tackle the steering problem directly, and that's the real test of whether this wonderfully absurd machine has a future beyond his workshop floor.
—Omar Kardoudi
march 01, New Atlas, 1 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for absurd
Adjective
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The eccentric cast of characters around him match his energy nicely, particularly McGinley's genuinely bizarre Walter, whose manic energy is a frequent source of humor.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
8 Mar. 2026
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Sometimes football throws up these bizarre twists of fate.—
Chris McKenna,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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Gore said half in surprise and half in jest after lasting just 1⅔ innings in a 15-9 win over Kansas City, which wasn’t even the silliest game in the West Valley on a gusty Thursday.—
Evan Grant,
Dallas Morning News,
6 Mar. 2026
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The fever dream of a sequel that’s also a prequel takes everything good about the first movie and turns it up to 100, happily ignoring any dose of realism in favor of silly, colorful, karaoke-ready fun.—
Rachel Simon,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2026
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Don’t be ridiculous, Barron isn’t a sucker or a loser like your kid!—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
8 Mar. 2026
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But the increase is ridiculous.—
Ticked Off,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Mar. 2026
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Instead of simply challenging the more foolish of those woke policies, our federal and state governments seem hell bent on obliterating any activity that even hints of DEI.—
Maurice O'Sullivan,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Mar. 2026
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This kind of talk is also politically foolish and risks alienating the many Americans who already distrust this war.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
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End these stupid, senseless wars.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
11 Mar. 2026
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Most of the films that came after are ridiculous and stupid.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
11 Mar. 2026
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Of course, the notes turn out to mostly be about her as well as the principal (played by Gosling), detailing their most pathetic behaviors.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
8 Mar. 2026
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The pathetic leaks didn’t work.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
2 Mar. 2026
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Until outlets close to the regime confirmed it, the news felt unreal.—
Pegah Banihashemi,
Mercury News,
5 Mar. 2026
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And the young guys taking steps, like Leo (Carlsson), Cutter (Gauthier), have been unreal.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
5 Mar. 2026
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Stewie’s miserable, the other kids are miserable, and even the turtle is miserable… until Stewie begins rolling out his trusty array of devices to take them anywhere in space and time, turning every boring day at school into an insane and surreal adventure.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
12 Mar. 2026
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But Sean Penn was so out there and insane.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Absurd.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/absurd. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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