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as in bizarre
conceived or made without regard for reason or reality
absurd claims of having been abducted by UFO's
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as in silly
showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment
an absurd rule that bicycles are not allowed in the park
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as in ridiculous
so foolish or pointless as to be worthy of scornful laughter
it's absurd to expect to make a killing in the stock market overnight
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Recent Examples of absurd
Yes, Netflix's Regency-era romance drama (Season 4 Part 1 now streaming) has returned for a new year of lustful glances, hopelessly star-crossed lovers and absolutely absurd balls for a fourth go-round, this time with a story all about the second Bridgerton son, Benedict (Luke Thompson).
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Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
The anniversary of the criminal police murder of Tortuguita Manuel Téran is January 18th, and Atlanta land defenders are still facing absurd domestic terrorism charges.
—Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
The comedian Megan Stalter, who posts absurd character skits to an audience in the high hundreds of thousands across Instagram and TikTok, tried sharing a different kind of video on Saturday night.
—Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 27 Jan. 2026
If Tottenham are to unite across the board and pull away from a relegation fight that feels absurd to entertain but could become ever more daunting, ensuring communication is coherent with fan sentiment is important.
—Elias Burke, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026
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Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
The anniversary of the criminal police murder of Tortuguita Manuel Téran is January 18th, and Atlanta land defenders are still facing absurd domestic terrorism charges.
—Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
The comedian Megan Stalter, who posts absurd character skits to an audience in the high hundreds of thousands across Instagram and TikTok, tried sharing a different kind of video on Saturday night.
—Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 27 Jan. 2026
If Tottenham are to unite across the board and pull away from a relegation fight that feels absurd to entertain but could become ever more daunting, ensuring communication is coherent with fan sentiment is important.
—Elias Burke, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for absurd
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Why would someone dig such a bizarre underground hideout?—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Feb. 2026
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Well, what happened next was pretty bizarre.—
Tom Margenau,
Dallas Morning News,
1 Feb. 2026
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Huw just waiting for him without involving the police or having really any plan whatsoever is just as silly.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Wain was joined by stars Ken Marino (who co-wrote the film), Zoey Deutch, John Slattery, Miles Gutierrez-Riley, Sabrina Impacciatore, and Ben Wang to reminisce about making their unapologetically silly comedy.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
29 Jan. 2026
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Drinks come in ridiculous glasses—like a copper bathtub complete with a rubber ducky—the music is blasting, and the entire restaurant is there to have a good time.—
Molly Barstein,
Vogue,
1 Feb. 2026
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Like, who’s being the most ridiculous?—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
1 Feb. 2026
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The idea of giving that over to a robot seems foolish [and] boring.—
Melinda Newman,
Billboard,
26 Jan. 2026
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Black people cast and produced to look stupid and foolish as standard operating procedure.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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What happens, though, when those excesses transcend the merely stupid, the merely unjust, to become existential?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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People who approve of ICE’s actions aren’t necessarily stupid or evil.—
Dev Patnaik,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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For Guardiola to focus on lambasting Hallam was pretty pathetic, all told.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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Marche feared that ChatGPT-3 meant the end of freshman composition papers, but that’s a pathetic and moribund genre anyhow.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Jan. 2026
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Getting to play Survivor once is a dream, getting to play twice and on a monumental anniversary season is unreal.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Jan. 2026
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The pressure King felt was unreal.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
28 Jan. 2026
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And there’s Harrison Ford, which is insane.—
Senior Television,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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But that’s an indictment of our insane world, not Roher’s filmmaking.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Absurd.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/absurd. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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