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 But to Levi, this way of thinking was not only absurd, but intolerable. —

Literary Hub, 13 May 2026 Your mileage may vary with senseless AI text as a source of amusement, but there’s something to be said about foregrounding AI’s often absurd flaws and its potential for misuse, rather than dressing it up as some impartial arbiter of factuality. —

Frank Landymore, Futurism, 13 May 2026 Created by Eugene Pack and co-created by Dayle Reyfel, Celebrity Autobiography features stars reading — and dramatically acting out — excerpts from famous memoirs, leaning into the unintentionally funny, overly revealing and often absurd moments found within their pages. —

Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 9 May 2026 The attempt by right-wing activists to use the collapse of Spirit Airlines as a cudgel against the Democrats is ironic and absurd. —

Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for absurd

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That is pretty bizarre, given how fantastic both atmospheres have been throughout the playoffs.

— Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 17 May 2026
Rather than representing a bizarre evolutionary innovation unique to salamanders, regeneration may actually reflect an ancient trait that many vertebrates once possessed more broadly.

— Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026