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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
The facts are almost absurd in retrospect.
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Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2026
The Bells are best known for wringing absurd speed out of racing drones.
—Omar Kardoudi
april 05, New Atlas, 5 Apr. 2026
But this- the idea that the administration and our armed forces are not meeting their objectives, or that there wasn’t a plan, is absurd.
—NBC news, 5 Apr. 2026
This series is inspired by the shocking and absurd true story of the suburban dentist who built a drug empire behind the façade of the American dream.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2026
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Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2026
The Bells are best known for wringing absurd speed out of racing drones.
—Omar Kardoudi
april 05, New Atlas, 5 Apr. 2026
But this- the idea that the administration and our armed forces are not meeting their objectives, or that there wasn’t a plan, is absurd.
—NBC news, 5 Apr. 2026
This series is inspired by the shocking and absurd true story of the suburban dentist who built a drug empire behind the façade of the American dream.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for absurd
Adjective
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The troubled production resulted in a bizarre cyberpunk schlock-flick that felt far removed from what most fans understood Mario to be.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
5 Apr. 2026
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Since the border is not straight but snakes along old county lines, some of the journey was bizarre.—
Colm Tóibín,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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How could something that started off so silly suddenly turn harrowingly lethal?—
Chris O'Falt,
IndieWire,
10 Apr. 2026
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Crowds of bird fans carrying smartphones and cameras are craning daily for a look at its silly walk, while mostly maintaining a respectful distance.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
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Because these interviews are edited and condensed, the parts of it that get cut out will retroactively make those parts of this present moment sort of ridiculous.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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Recently, despite their consistent and ridiculous denials, it was found that Iran had built numerous missiles capable of reaching all over Europe.—
Bobby Zirkin,
Baltimore Sun,
5 Apr. 2026
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Do me a favor, call up that agent that was foolish enough to shoehorn you into this business and this show and tell him to lower the ticket prices.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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Arsenal would be foolish to write off a player in this kind of form, with this kind of confidence, and gripped by the kind of never-say-die attitude that has characterised a dramatic career.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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That, and [making] stupid pictures of my friends.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Apr. 2026
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But most players aren’t stupid.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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The politicians who shut down the government are pathetic on both sides of the aisle.—
Joe Soucheray,
Twin Cities,
28 Mar. 2026
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His Floyd constantly straddles the line between sweet and pathetic, often falling off one side or the other.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
24 Mar. 2026
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Which brings me to … After seeing that unreal UConn-Duke ending, what are your top five postseason college football endings?—
Stewart Mandel,
New York Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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Can have an unreal college career playing that way.—
Rowan Fisher-Shotton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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And leading the country is a megalomaniac — Anthony Starr’s always riveting Homelander — who might be going insane.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Apr. 2026
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By any normal corporate logic, this was an insane thing to promise.—
Ronan Farrow,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Absurd.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/absurd. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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