1
as in insanity
a foolish act or idea
to say men can't cook as well as women is of course an absurdity
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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
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Recent Examples of absurdity
The joke density is lethally calibrated between the writing, direction, performances, reactions, and heightened absurdity of any mundane situation.
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Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2025
This maximalism, in one form or another, seems to be the hallmark of every dish at Lex Yard, sometimes to the point of absurdity.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2025
The most common response centered on the sheer absurdity of the amount.
—Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
Sometimes, the absurdity lands with humor.
—Annie Heilbrunn, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025
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Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2025
This maximalism, in one form or another, seems to be the hallmark of every dish at Lex Yard, sometimes to the point of absurdity.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2025
The most common response centered on the sheer absurdity of the amount.
—Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
Sometimes, the absurdity lands with humor.
—Annie Heilbrunn, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for absurdity
Noun
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Those members of Bachelor Nation who aren't familiar with the #MomTok insanity will have several months to get up to speed, as Paul's season of The Bachelorette will not premiere until 2026.—
Kristen Baldwin,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Sep. 2025
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She was later extradited from South Korea in 2022, PEOPLE previously reported, and has since pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder and is pursuing an insanity defense.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
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To give you an idea of this madness, take a look at the photo at the top.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Continue reading … DAVID MARCUS – Progressive madness killed Charlie Kirk, a once-in-a-generation leader.—
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FOXNews.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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But my naivete and idiocy about what this was going to take was staggering to me just six months later.—
Scott Feinberg,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Aug. 2025
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Those who enjoy the simplicity and ease of a hair serum will like Hers’s Minoxidil Solution.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
12 Sep. 2025
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The secret’s in the simplicity—and the rave reviews say it all.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
11 Sep. 2025
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The craziness is visceral — a combination of pounding music, billowing smoke, crackling barbecues and revving engines.—
Jonathan Hawkins,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
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Director Nisha Ganatra jollies it along, with editor Eleanor Infante making as much rhythmic sense of the mix-ups and physical craziness as possible.—
Michael Phillips,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Absurdity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/absurdity. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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