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

Get ready for a chaotic, genre-bending ride through the glorious absurdities of modern life! — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 Sep. 2026

The absurdity of policymakers learning about oil markets now only highlights why investors shouldn't focus on internal debates about which monetary levers to push and pull. — Michael Khouw, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026

What now feels like the absurdity of the moment registered as something deathly serious at the time. — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2026

Coworkers spin up absurd theories about each other, and this setting—the office as the most fertile breeding ground for speculation—allows Park’s absurdities to bend plausibility without breaking it. — James Folta, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026