as in insanities
a foolish act or idea
to say men can't cook as well as women is of course an absurdity
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Recent Examples of absurdities
And for a period of time, many Republicans resisted these kinds of absurdities.
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Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
8 June 2026
Despite the show’s absurdities, Euphoria dominated the cultural conversation and made stars of its main cast.
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Ct Jones,
Rolling Stone,
2 June 2026
There’s unintentional comedy in the earnest impersonations that Assayas’s movie relies on, and it would have been improved by a similarly overt embrace of its absurdities.
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Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
13 May 2026
The comedian’s monologue took the approach of pointing out the litany of absurdities related to the WHCD, including before, during and after the event.
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Abid Rahman,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Apr. 2026
Current and former Social Security officials have told ProPublica over the past year that the SSI program’s complexities and absurdities remain perhaps the agency’s biggest bureaucratic headache.
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Eli Hager,
ProPublica,
28 Apr. 2026
My colleague Sydney Lake has a new story on Natalie Marshall, or Corporate Natalie, whose social media accounts chronicle the absurdities of office life.
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Emma Hinchliffe,
Fortune,
7 Apr. 2026
Metaphors, absurdities and seriousness intermingle in this production from New Forms LA and directed by Marissa Pattullo.
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Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2026
Born to a working-class family in a wealthy part of London in 1929 — his father was a chauffeur and his mother a part-time cook — Deighton grew up with a keen eye for the intricacies and absurdities of Britain’s class system.
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Jill Lawless,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
8 June 2026
Despite the show’s absurdities, Euphoria dominated the cultural conversation and made stars of its main cast.
—
Ct Jones,
Rolling Stone,
2 June 2026
There’s unintentional comedy in the earnest impersonations that Assayas’s movie relies on, and it would have been improved by a similarly overt embrace of its absurdities.
—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
13 May 2026
The comedian’s monologue took the approach of pointing out the litany of absurdities related to the WHCD, including before, during and after the event.
—
Abid Rahman,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Apr. 2026
Current and former Social Security officials have told ProPublica over the past year that the SSI program’s complexities and absurdities remain perhaps the agency’s biggest bureaucratic headache.
—
Eli Hager,
ProPublica,
28 Apr. 2026
My colleague Sydney Lake has a new story on Natalie Marshall, or Corporate Natalie, whose social media accounts chronicle the absurdities of office life.
—
Emma Hinchliffe,
Fortune,
7 Apr. 2026
Metaphors, absurdities and seriousness intermingle in this production from New Forms LA and directed by Marissa Pattullo.
—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2026
Born to a working-class family in a wealthy part of London in 1929 — his father was a chauffeur and his mother a part-time cook — Deighton grew up with a keen eye for the intricacies and absurdities of Britain’s class system.
—
Jill Lawless,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for absurdities
insanities
Noun
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Working with Chhaya clients who were facing foreclosure, Mamdani got an intimate look at the little insanities of the city’s housing crisis.
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“Absurdities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/absurdities. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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