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illogicality

noun

Definition of illogicalitynext
as in absurdity

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for illogicality
  1. absurdity
  2. ludicrousness
  3. ridiculousness
  4. paradox
  5. incongruity
  6. irony
  7. contradiction
  8. peculiarity
Noun
  • 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
Definition of absurdity
Noun
  • How much funnier Shakespeare’s motley crew can be when we’re allowed to discover the variety of eccentricity and ludicrousness on display for ourselves.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
  • Well, the Premier League table is definitely worth looking at, if only to marvel at its ludicrousness.
    — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Definition of ludicrousness
Noun
  • There are plenty of inconceivable exploits in the final season of Outer Banks, in ranging degrees of ridiculousness.
    — CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Last season of Mediterranean benefited from the ridiculousness of Amy’s matchmaking charter because the atmosphere onboard was so heavy.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 28 July 2026
Definition of ridiculousness
Noun
  • That means redesigning an interface can create an odd paradox.
    — Mark Vena, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026
  • To ask how much of the senator now in front of us is the man and how much is the injury is a cartoon of the Cartesian mind-body paradox.
    — Michael P.H. Stanley, STAT, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of paradox
Noun
  • Listeners seemed to delight in the incongruity—a semipopular rapper suddenly sounded nothing like himself.
    — Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
  • To them, cartoons are just a part of life, and that incongruity generates much of the film’s humor.
    — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of incongruity
Noun
  • But there’s an irony here, in that the movie then punches down on Marjorie and her co-conspirators in turn.
    — Katie Rife, IndieWire, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Gellerbrant said her posts were taken out of context and were meant as irony and sarcasm.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of irony
Noun
  • The secret heart of the story is this man’s attempt to endure these contradictions or the inner noise of such a life.
    — Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Pattinson plays him like a man whose voice and demeanor could change at will, an ambitious morass of contradictions.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of contradiction
Noun
  • In that context, the extra lending since the end of June and the peculiarities of that Gordon transfer instalment make plenty of sense, as the club continues to lose cash each season, even as underlying profitability measures are much improved.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • But is this more a general rule than an American peculiarity?
    — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of peculiarity
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