inaneness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inaneness
Noun
  • The craziness is visceral — a combination of pounding music, billowing smoke, crackling barbecues and revving engines.
    Jonathan Hawkins, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Director Nisha Ganatra jollies it along, with editor Eleanor Infante making as much rhythmic sense of the mix-ups and physical craziness as possible.
    Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • But my naivete and idiocy about what this was going to take was staggering to me just six months later.
    Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 19 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • No, but the line captures the aristocracy’s witlessness.
    Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • To give you an idea of this madness, take a look at the photo at the top.
    Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Continue reading … DAVID MARCUS – Progressive madness killed Charlie Kirk, a once-in-a-generation leader.
    , FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But coming from Alexander Karp, the CEO and cofounder of Palantir Technologies, this concern-trolling about a growing censoriousness in ‘the culture’ feels almost intentional in its absurdity.
    Book Marks September 11, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The result is an absurdity that can elicit instinctual laughter at the grossest imagery imaginable.
    Robert Niles, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Not so much by her response as by my own foolishness.
    Rachel Kushner, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2025
  • The foolishness of the governor’s gibe was underscored by the progressive, staunchly anti-Trump Democratic mayor of San Jose.
    U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
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“Inaneness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inaneness. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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