Synonyms of absurdity

absurdity

noun

əb-ˈsər-də-tē 

1

as in insanity

a foolish act or idea

to say men can't cook as well as women is of course an absurdity

Synonyms & Similar Words

• insanity
• idiocy
• stupidity
• madness
• inanity
• bêtise
• imbecility
• foppery
• lunacy
• folly
• asininity
• foolery
• craziness
• fatuity
• absurdness
• blunder
• buffoonery
• tomfoolery
• foolishness
• witlessness
• nonsense
• senselessness
• twaddle
• inaneness
• shenanigan(s)
• monkeyshine(s)
• flub
• bungle
• drivel
• goof
• howler
• humbug

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• wisdom
• discretion
• prudence
• sagacity
• inspiration
• forethought
• brainstorm

2

as in madness

lack of good sense or judgment

the absurdity of expecting a 98-year-old woman to adequately supervise four six-year-olds

Synonyms & Similar Words

• insanity
• madness
• simplicity
• craziness
• foolishness
• preposterousness
• fatuousness
• silliness
• unwisdom
• daftness
• wackiness
• zaniness
• inanity
• imbecility
• lunacy
• nuttiness
• witlessness
• dottiness
• stupidness
• folly
• asininity
• senselessness
• stupidity
• nonsensicalness
• fatuity
• brainlessness
• idiocy
• balminess
• ridiculousness
• simpleness
• obtuseness
• unreasonableness
• slowness
• dullness
• irrationality
• dumbness
• feeblemindedness
• dippiness
• mindlessness
• simplemindedness
• oafishness
• ludicrousness
• denseness
• dopiness
• fallacy
• doltishness
• weirdness
• kookiness
• vacuity
• gormlessness
• dim-wittedness
• laughableness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sanity
• wisdom
• soundness
• sagacity
• prudence
• validity
• reasonableness
• rationality
• sapience
• sensibleness
• logicality
• reasonability
• perception
• insight
• sagaciousness
• sageness
• discernment
• logicalness
• rationalness
• percipience

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of absurdity

Fireworks, flags and BBQs are Fourth of July staples, but America’s 250th birthday brings an extra helping of absurdity to Coney Island. — Geoff Clark Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026

Taylor’s shows normally will have a vibe, and this has several — emotion and humor and drama and absurdity and danger, all those different things. — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 2 July 2026

To capture the absurdity of OSHA’s influence, Tremaine pointed to how in Season 1 Steve-O jumped off a ladder into a kiddie pool filled with elephant poop. — Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 2 July 2026

Brooks also taught Wilder how to take something funny, push it all the way to the point of absurdity, then keep going. — Adrienne Lafrance, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026