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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 latest addition to the genre, AMC’s The Audacity, captures all the absurdities, egos, and jargon of the tech scene as deftly as its predecessors.
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Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
In typical 30 Rock fashion, the bit reaches the height of absurdity when someone informs Arthur that some of the tennis balls are meant to be actual tennis balls in the scene.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 5 Mar. 2026
The work makes this absurdity plain.
—Anel Rakhimzhanova, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
But the point of this exercise isn’t to show the absurdity of NFL evaluation.
—Sam McDowell February 27, Kansas City Star, 27 Feb. 2026
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Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
In typical 30 Rock fashion, the bit reaches the height of absurdity when someone informs Arthur that some of the tennis balls are meant to be actual tennis balls in the scene.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 5 Mar. 2026
The work makes this absurdity plain.
—Anel Rakhimzhanova, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
But the point of this exercise isn’t to show the absurdity of NFL evaluation.
—Sam McDowell February 27, Kansas City Star, 27 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for absurdity
Noun
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The film features a slew of genuine performances, which power up the violent insanity into something at once sensational and dramatic.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
15 Mar. 2026
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The worship of greatness leads, at best, to disillusionment and, at worst, to the insanity unleashed by the Wagnerian Hitler.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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Our March madness this year comes with a record-breaking Colorado heat wave that will send top temperatures near and above 80 degrees by the middle of the week.—
Dave Aguilera,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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The Lodge, while crowded, can be a nice respite from the madness of SXSW if arrive early in the day.—
Deborah Sengupta Stith,
Austin American Statesman,
17 Mar. 2026
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There’s a heartwarming idiocy to their pursuit, yet what festers underneath is their inability to process grief consciously and the fear that those who deem their existence meaningless might be right.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
14 Mar. 2026
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Gunther and Tig are two billionaire failsons who have wasted countless opportunities and cash chasing the stupidest ideas and who get rewarded over and over again for their idiocy.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
10 Mar. 2026
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Rather than sugary simplicity, today’s fruity scents lean layered and nuanced.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
16 Mar. 2026
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Where the original thrived in its simplicity, most of the expansions this sequel makes feel like clutter and take away from the strong core character.—
Chase Hutchinson,
IndieWire,
14 Mar. 2026
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After Thursday night’s Charlotte craziness, in which both ACC Tournament quarterfinals in the evening session were decided by a single point, Friday night instead brought back-to-back blowouts, as Virginia rolled past Miami in the first game.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Mar. 2026
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Mullins has seen just about all of it by now, national games at neutral sites, craziness at Gampel and in Hartford, the most intimidating of environments on the road at Kansas, Creighton, and the Big East Tournament.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
14 Mar. 2026
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