INANENESS Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

inaneness

noun

as in craziness

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Noun

Jacksonville has a successful Triple-A franchise, the Jumbo Shrimp, that won its league last year, bringing fun theme nights, quirky mascots and between-inning craziness.

— Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026
And there’s plenty more moving yet outrageous craziness to come.

— Alex Ritman, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of craziness

Noun

It’s been a classic staple over decades of British comedy, which from Basil Fawlty to David Brent has rejoiced in puncturing pomposity to reveal idiocy and incompetence.

— Alex Ritman, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026
The school board’s radical idiocy does not negate the state’s obligation to think about the longer haul — specifically, the structurally unbalanced budgets facing Chicago Public Schools as far as the eye can see.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of idiocy

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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

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