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
Rather than focusing solely on superpowers, the series leans into the absurdities and insecurities of the entertainment industry, pulling back the curtain on fame, failure, and second chances.
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Okla Jones, Essence, 5 Jan. 2026
The year 2025 has been filled with cultural absurdities.
—Angela Yang, NBC news, 14 Dec. 2025
Despite its heavy premise, the movie also has absurdities, among them Conan O’Brien as a judgmental, prissy therapist.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2025
His essays — on music, literature, television, stand-up comedy, and the absurdities of bureaucratic life (including a hilarious account of his stint as a federal employee) — are illuminating on their own terms.
—Emma Alpern, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
The film is inspired by the absurdities in our own world and by real-world political events.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 30 Nov. 2025
Everyday absurdities, moral failings and big-city tension carry a pointed social sting.
—Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 29 Oct. 2025
With a setting both familiar and uniquely alien to all of us watching at home, there are few limits to the kind of absurdities the cast could get into.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 11 Oct. 2025
But the tastefulness of Kogonada’s realization keeps the brazen absurdities of plot masked in sleek understatement rather than gleefully exaggerating them.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2025
Okla Jones, Essence, 5 Jan. 2026
The year 2025 has been filled with cultural absurdities.
—Angela Yang, NBC news, 14 Dec. 2025
Despite its heavy premise, the movie also has absurdities, among them Conan O’Brien as a judgmental, prissy therapist.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2025
His essays — on music, literature, television, stand-up comedy, and the absurdities of bureaucratic life (including a hilarious account of his stint as a federal employee) — are illuminating on their own terms.
—Emma Alpern, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
The film is inspired by the absurdities in our own world and by real-world political events.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 30 Nov. 2025
Everyday absurdities, moral failings and big-city tension carry a pointed social sting.
—Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 29 Oct. 2025
With a setting both familiar and uniquely alien to all of us watching at home, there are few limits to the kind of absurdities the cast could get into.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 11 Oct. 2025
But the tastefulness of Kogonada’s realization keeps the brazen absurdities of plot masked in sleek understatement rather than gleefully exaggerating them.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for absurdities
insanities
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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.—
Eric Lach,
New Yorker,
9 Oct. 2025
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