Synonyms of absurd

absurd

adjective

əb-ˈsərd 

1

as in bizarre

conceived or made without regard for reason or reality

absurd claims of having been abducted by UFO's

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bizarre
• foolish
• unreal
• insane
• crazy
• ridiculous
• strange
• fanciful
• fantastic
• nonsensical
• preposterous
• wild
• incredible
• grotesque
• curious
• peculiar
• weird
• odd
• funny
• off the wall
• inconceivable
• unbelievable
• implausible
• unthinkable
• unimaginable
• ludicrous
• eccentric
• extravagant
• outlandish
• laughable
• farcical
• surreal
• wacky
• quirky
• quaint
• queer
• nightmarish
• outré
• kinky
• out-of-the-way
• screwy
• kooky
• Alice-in-Wonderland
• dreamlike
• way-out
• far-out
• bizarro
• queerish
• Kafkaesque

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reasonable
• realistic

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• silly
• stupid
• foolish
• insane
• crazy
• mad
• idiotic
• irrational
• ridiculous
• nonsensical
• unreasonable
• preposterous
• asinine
• lunatic
• simple
• fatuous
• dumb
• fool
• zany
• wacky
• unwise
• loony
• daft
• kooky
• nutty
• daffy
• senseless
• weak
• inept
• simpleminded
• harebrained
• witless
• screwball
• unreasoning
• wacko
• out to lunch
• cuckoo
• dippy
• sappy
• brainless
• jerky
• dotty
• crackpot
• slow
• barmy
• weak-minded
• crackbrained
• balmy
• loony tunes
• moronic
• gaga
• illogical
• cockeyed
• batty
• ludicrous
• half-baked
• tomfool
• unreasoned
• laughable
• lunkheaded
• meshuga
• thoughtless
• half-witted
• bubbleheaded
• farcical
• obtuse
• imbecile
• featherheaded
• vacuous
• fallacious
• fruity
• clueless
• dull
• unintelligent
• dense
• opaque
• doltish
• dopey
• invalid
• feebleminded
• mindless
• lamebrain
• dim
• brain-dead
• dunderheaded
• oafish
• dorky
• thickheaded
• unsound
• empty-headed
• pinheaded
• surd
• nonrational
• softheaded
• thick
• clownish
• soft
• gormless
• dim-witted
• notional
• knuckleheaded
• chuckleheaded
• buffoonish
• ill-advised
• airheaded
• slow-witted
• unconsidered
• boobish
• birdbrained
• chowderheaded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• wise
• sound
• sensible
• prudent
• sane
• reasonable
• judicious
• clever
• intelligent
• logical
• valid
• bright
• smart
• rational
• sagacious
• sage
• sapient
• brainy
• well-advised

3

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ridiculous
• silly
• pathetic
• stupid
• foolish
• ludicrous
• unreasonable
• comical
• laughable
• farcical
• preposterous
• irrational
• dumb
• incredible
• derisive
• risible
• insane
• crazy
• derisory
• for the birds
• fantastic
• idiotic
• mad
• inane
• asinine
• nonsensical
• cockamamy
• moronic
• fatuous
• unwise
• unreal
• inconceivable
• imbecile
• unbelievable
• unrealistic
• illogical
• wacky
• loony
• simpleminded
• witless
• harebrained
• nutty
• kooky
• jerky
• daffy
• brainless
• cuckoo
• senseless
• daft
• half-baked
• far-fetched
• screwball
• balmy
• weak-minded
• half-witted
• cockeyed
• dotty

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• serious
• earnest
• solemn
• reasonable
• logical
• realistic
• rational
• conceivable
• credible
• sensible
• believable

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of absurd

The harsh realities of war are woven into the textures of everyday life, warping and fraying into something absurd. — Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026

SpaceX’s Starlink constellation currently performs an average of 1,000 maneuvers a day to dodge potential collisions, a number that would have seemed absurd just a decade ago. — Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2026

The revenue case for all this spending is not absurd — AI products are generating real money, adoption is genuine, and the enterprise software market is large. — Jason Kirsch, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

But to really push through, you guys did just an absurd number of shows in the early days. — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 17 Aug. 2026