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

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

Georgian life in that period was extremely difficult, but there was also a kind of absurdity to it, even a charm. — Jd Linville, Variety, 8 Sep. 2026

Much of his work has poked at the idiosyncrasies and absurdities of modern business, some of it toeing the line between documentary and fiction. — Rebecca Keegan, NBC news, 7 Sep. 2026

Supporters of the bill have jumped on the absurdity of a player being cut by the Browns and signing with LSU to encourage fans to tell their senators to pass the legislation. — Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026