Synonyms of inanity

inanity

noun

i-ˈna-nə-tē 

1

as in insanity

a foolish act or idea

quickly realized that her suggestion was an inanity and withdrew it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• insanity
• idiocy
• absurdity
• stupidity
• imbecility
• madness
• bêtise
• asininity
• foppery
• lunacy
• folly
• foolery
• fatuity
• craziness
• buffoonery
• absurdness
• tomfoolery
• blunder
• witlessness
• nonsense
• foolishness
• twaddle
• senselessness
• drivel
• inaneness
• shenanigan(s)
• flub
• monkeyshine(s)
• bungle
• howler
• goof
• humbug

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• wisdom
• discretion
• prudence
• sagacity
• forethought
• inspiration
• brainstorm

2

as in madness

lack of good sense or judgment

the jaw-dropping inanity of the singer's comments on the awards show

Synonyms & Similar Words

• insanity
• madness
• simplicity
• absurdity
• craziness
• fatuousness
• preposterousness
• foolishness
• zaniness
• daftness
• imbecility
• wackiness
• silliness
• unwisdom
• asininity
• lunacy
• brainlessness
• witlessness
• nuttiness
• dottiness
• fatuity
• folly
• stupidness
• idiocy
• stupidity
• senselessness
• balminess
• nonsensicalness
• obtuseness
• mindlessness
• dumbness
• dullness
• ridiculousness
• irrationality
• unreasonableness
• slowness
• simplemindedness
• oafishness
• dopiness
• feeblemindedness
• dippiness
• simpleness
• denseness
• vacuity
• ludicrousness
• fallacy
• doltishness
• kookiness
• weirdness
• gormlessness
• dim-wittedness
• laughableness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sanity
• wisdom
• sagacity
• prudence
• soundness
• rationality
• validity
• sapience
• reasonableness
• sensibleness
• logicality
• reasonability
• insight
• sagaciousness
• perception
• discernment
• sageness
• logicalness
• rationalness
• percipience

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of inanity

In fact, Poppick seems determined to prove that submerging yourself in the inanity of the grindset can pay creative dividends. — Literary Hub, 5 Feb. 2026

Moira was O’Hara in full sketch mode, charging each elaborate costume and line of dialogue with so much inanity the character should never have been believable as a real person. — Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2026

In which SpongeBob and Gary the Snail have a conversation about string cheese, and the Flying Dutchman goes crazy at the sheer inanity of it. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 21 Dec. 2025

The inanity and nihilism is still there, but tinged with something darker and more permanent, a sense that the rules of capitalism changed. — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 19 Dec. 2025