absurdness

Definition of absurdnessnext

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for absurdness
Noun
  • But for now, the iconic Saratoga farm is a bucolic retreat from the craziness of Silicon Valley.
    Laura Ness, Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2026
  • But worry not, the podcast episode goes live tomorrow — alongside a new way to explore this craziness.
    Eric Mandel, AJC.com, 13 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The idiocy of these people knows no bounds.
    Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
  • There’s a heartwarming idiocy to their pursuit, yet what festers underneath is their inability to process grief consciously and the fear that those who deem their existence meaningless might be right.
    Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 14 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • And that’s the absurdity of this whole thing.
    NBC news, NBC news, 26 Apr. 2026
  • That’s the kind of hands-on absurdity that makes a road trip memorable.
    Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The priests argued that madness was a punishment from the gods and that healing came through repentance, along with sacrifices that helped maintain the temple’s operations.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
  • The final round of fixtures on Saturday is going to be madness.
    Phil Hay, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • No, but the line captures the aristocracy’s witlessness.
    Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • This season Fears has shown both the maturity of the player who came back to discuss his actions with his head coach, and the foolishness of the hothead who responded with the hard foul.
    Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026
  • There was no foolishness tolerated from him and, of course, Magic, his lieutenant.
    Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • There is, of course, a strong current of senselessness running through the film.
    Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
  • In 2018, Brennan’s sister spoke to WMUR about the senselessness of the murder.
    KC Baker, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The post-liberals stand for cruelty and inanity, but Brooks can’t admit to standing for much of anything at all.
    Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
  • All this inanity takes place over the course of a handful of days, during which no one ever seems to change clothes.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
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“Absurdness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/absurdness. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.

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