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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 scene featured joy, frustration, absurdity and exhaustion.
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C.j. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
18 June 2026
These days, fear and absurdity walk hand in hand, and anyone who’s scrolled a news feed knows how quickly abject terror can morph into cathartic giggles.
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Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
17 June 2026
Each image is accompanied by a brief description of Saada’s perspective of the couple’s story, meant to reflect the tenderness, vulnerability and accessional absurdity that accompanies love.
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Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
16 June 2026
To Kaarsbo, the absurdity was partly reassuring.
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Ben Taub,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for absurdity
C.j. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
18 June 2026
These days, fear and absurdity walk hand in hand, and anyone who’s scrolled a news feed knows how quickly abject terror can morph into cathartic giggles.
—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
17 June 2026
Each image is accompanied by a brief description of Saada’s perspective of the couple’s story, meant to reflect the tenderness, vulnerability and accessional absurdity that accompanies love.
—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
16 June 2026
To Kaarsbo, the absurdity was partly reassuring.
—
Ben Taub,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for absurdity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for absurdity
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Bland was obsessed with religion, but that did not amount to insanity, the prosecutor argued.
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Part of what drew him to the case, Burton said, was that many of the issues relevant then are still relevant today, like the death penalty, the use of the insanity defense, parole and rehabilitation.
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Is this just a salary dump, or is there a method to the madness for the Wolves?
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Welcome to the Amazon Prime Day 2026 madness!
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That’s the level of idiocy in the Los Angeles city government.
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The idiocy of these people knows no bounds.
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Light and Breezy One of the many virtues of the ’60s shift is its simplicity.
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The collection expressed an idea of contemporary simplicity, built through precise proportions, evolved materials and a new visual lightness.
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The forecast for Thursday calls for craziness.
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Meanwhile, the Spurs had to rush off the court to avoid getting caught up in all the craziness.
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“Absurdity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/absurdity. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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