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
Ordinary Americans, men and women alike, can see the absurdity.
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Amy Reichert, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 2025
Throughout the war, the Israeli government placed heavy restrictions on what items could be brought in, and by whom, often to the point of absurdity.
—Jeremy Konyndyk, Foreign Affairs, 23 Oct. 2025
The costumes point out the absurdity of bringing National Guard troops into cities, Faith Gill said.
—Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 22 Oct. 2025
The series highlights the absurdities and hypocrisies therein.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2025
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Amy Reichert, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 2025
Throughout the war, the Israeli government placed heavy restrictions on what items could be brought in, and by whom, often to the point of absurdity.
—Jeremy Konyndyk, Foreign Affairs, 23 Oct. 2025
The costumes point out the absurdity of bringing National Guard troops into cities, Faith Gill said.
—Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 22 Oct. 2025
The series highlights the absurdities and hypocrisies therein.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for absurdity
Noun
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This insanity has to stop before anyone else gets hurt.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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Though his legal team argued insanity, Guiteau was found guilty of murder in January 1882 and executed five months later.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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What starts as a cathartic process spirals out-of-control, as the line between justice and madness blurs.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
6 Nov. 2025
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The American people will hate this madness, but that makes no difference to a president increasingly unmoored from reality.—
Newsweek Contributors,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Advertisement Aster keenly satirizes Joe’s idiocy in the face of social upheaval through the iconography of Westerns.—
Robert Daniels,
Time,
10 Oct. 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
Noun
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The simplicity makes the robot lighter, cheaper, and easier to operate.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Nov. 2025
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For those seeking simplicity, options such as eco-friendly guesthouses, cozy budget inns, or camping at Cinnamon Bay offer affordable ways to stay close to nature.—
Essence,
Essence,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Every day this White House offers up a fresh batch of lawlessness and recklessness and mean-spiritedness and just plain craziness.—
Halle Troadec,
ABC News,
2 Nov. 2025
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The restaurant is worth the trek, too, with relatively small, tasty burgers that are topped with all manner of craziness, from peanut butter to giardiniera to sauerkraut to pineapple.—
Jared Kaufman,
Twin Cities,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Absurdity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/absurdity. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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