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
• fatuity
• craziness
• absurdness
• buffoonery
• blunder
• 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
• preposterousness
• fatuousness
• foolishness
• unwisdom
• silliness
• daftness
• wackiness
• zaniness
• inanity
• imbecility
• lunacy
• nuttiness
• witlessness
• dottiness
• folly
• asininity
• senselessness
• nonsensicalness
• stupidness
• fatuity
• brainlessness
• stupidity
• idiocy
• balminess
• ridiculousness
• obtuseness
• unreasonableness
• slowness
• irrationality
• dullness
• simpleness
• 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

The ads conveyed just enough Silicon Valley messianism to be believable, and just enough absurdity to be funny. — Bruce Handy, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026

Supporters of the bill have jumped on the absurdity of a player being cut by the Browns and signing with LSU to encourage fans to tell their senators to pass the legislation. — Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026

With that as the starting point, and the premise now fully in motion, season two hits the ground running with the wind of absurdity at its back. — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026

Summaries of their sins and absurdities have now filled several books, but a sampler is instructive. — Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 30 Aug. 2026