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
These acts of radical playfulness—the inflatable dance parties, the music, the absurdity—have become part of the city’s moral vocabulary.
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MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Blending youthful energy with biting humor, Yemima and producer-writer Bela Nabila use comedy to expose the absurdity of power structures through children’s eyes.
—Essie Assibu, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
Did the crisis highlight the Kafkaesque absurdity of Cold War politics by sparking an international circle-jerk between various representatives from South Korea, North Korea, Japan, America, and the Soviet Union?
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 15 Oct. 2025
It’s told in an entertaining way, and there is certainly humor within the story, and there’s an absurdity.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2025
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MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Blending youthful energy with biting humor, Yemima and producer-writer Bela Nabila use comedy to expose the absurdity of power structures through children’s eyes.
—Essie Assibu, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
Did the crisis highlight the Kafkaesque absurdity of Cold War politics by sparking an international circle-jerk between various representatives from South Korea, North Korea, Japan, America, and the Soviet Union?
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 15 Oct. 2025
It’s told in an entertaining way, and there is certainly humor within the story, and there’s an absurdity.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for absurdity
Noun
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The social media posts tell the story of a city under a cloud of drug insanity.—
Joe Dwinell,
Boston Herald,
19 Oct. 2025
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Ellis has a history of schizophrenia, and her defense attorneys entered a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity, WKYC reported.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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Molski has his own method to the madness.—
Kaycee Sloan,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
23 Oct. 2025
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And what were some under-the-radar happenings in between that set the stage for the madness?—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
20 Oct. 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 visual simplicity of mobile phone exchanges, personal photos and Fatma’s own images of her city and people, creates a sense of closeness and immediacy, drawing us into the daily reality of life under siege.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
24 Oct. 2025
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This luggage set from Wrangler is built for travelers who want function, durability and simplicity at a solid price.—
Nora Colomer
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FOXNews.com,
24 Oct. 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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Oh, and the milchiks, and flaishiks besides, all those meshuggeneh rules and regulations on top of their own private craziness!—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Absurdity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/absurdity. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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