ABSURD Synonyms: 198 Similar and Opposite Words

absurd

adjective

əb-ˈsərd

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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 Now a father to a four-year-old, Codd is committed to making the trip – a little absurd by nature – as efficient as possible. —

Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 8 June 2026 There was something absurd and distressing in that prelude to the domestic drama. —

Andrea Bajani, New Yorker, 7 June 2026 So this reaction is absurd as well as vicious. —

Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 6 June 2026 Navratilova pointed to Nadal’s absurd run at Roland Garros as the kind of dominance that deserves to be celebrated. —

Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for absurd

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Weird neighbors and increasingly bizarre diversions plague every attempt Nameless Hero makes to get down the stairs of his building to the man who’s standing outside.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 14 June 2026
And in a bizarre twist, a criminal investigation has been opened after three dogs were found dead at the travel trailer where mauling victim Jodi Cowan was living at the time of the fatal attack.

— Natasha Holt, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2026