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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
Residents should not be deceived by the unsupported and absurd revenue claims of the Moore administration.
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Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 11 Mar. 2026
And the idea of pride being in the way is absurd.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026
Fortunately for him, the Huskies do not lose often – 26 times over the last four years, an absurd level of consistency and success.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 11 Mar. 2026
Hendrie would seamlessly move between his multiple characters throughout the night, often highlighting extraordinarily absurd statements and positions while taking calls from actual listeners who thought everything was real.
—Richard Wagoner, Daily News, 9 Mar. 2026
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Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 11 Mar. 2026
And the idea of pride being in the way is absurd.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026
Fortunately for him, the Huskies do not lose often – 26 times over the last four years, an absurd level of consistency and success.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 11 Mar. 2026
Hendrie would seamlessly move between his multiple characters throughout the night, often highlighting extraordinarily absurd statements and positions while taking calls from actual listeners who thought everything was real.
—Richard Wagoner, Daily News, 9 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for absurd
Adjective
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In that sense, the content lives to its title as a collection of larger-than-life bizarre elements.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
15 Mar. 2026
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Minutes before his interview started, Cutler, alone in the interview room, had done something completely bizarre.—
Marcelena Spencer,
CBS News,
15 Mar. 2026
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Just cultivating and just feeding that division and those just absolute silly fights.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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The point is not to sell her business, not to get more followers, not to create a cult of her own; the point is looking at interpersonal dynamics, getting into conflicts, resuming those conflicts, and then sometimes doing silly things after drinking too much rosé.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
13 Mar. 2026
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The idea that Ethan will not learn from his first exposure to pro ball is ridiculous.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
15 Mar. 2026
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But its premise never evolves enough to let loose in ridiculous fashion, yielding diminishing returns.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
14 Mar. 2026
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Instead of simply challenging the more foolish of those woke policies, our federal and state governments seem hell bent on obliterating any activity that even hints of DEI.—
Maurice O'Sullivan,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Mar. 2026
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This kind of talk is also politically foolish and risks alienating the many Americans who already distrust this war.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
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End these stupid, senseless wars.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
11 Mar. 2026
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Most of the films that came after are ridiculous and stupid.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
11 Mar. 2026
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Of course, the notes turn out to mostly be about her as well as the principal (played by Gosling), detailing their most pathetic behaviors.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
8 Mar. 2026
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The pathetic leaks didn’t work.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
2 Mar. 2026
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Still, for many WWE fans, Lee’s return still seems unreal.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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Until outlets close to the regime confirmed it, the news felt unreal.—
Pegah Banihashemi,
Mercury News,
5 Mar. 2026
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Stewie’s miserable, the other kids are miserable, and even the turtle is miserable… until Stewie begins rolling out his trusty array of devices to take them anywhere in space and time, turning every boring day at school into an insane and surreal adventure.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
12 Mar. 2026
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But Sean Penn was so out there and insane.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Absurd.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/absurd. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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