1
as in insanity
a foolish act or idea
quickly realized that her suggestion was an inanity and withdrew it
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as in madness
lack of good sense or judgment
the jaw-dropping inanity of the singer's comments on the awards show
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Recent Examples of inanity
Hacks takes no backseat in its send-up of show biz inanity, but with more heart along the way.
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Howard Homonoff, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
Whether to get some space from his inanity, be able to spend more time with her ex-boyfriend, or simply encourage him to be a person, Tammy urges Craig to make friends with Austin (Paul Rudd), the affable evening news weatherman who moves in down the street.
—Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 22 May 2025
Trump has a complete disregard for laws and expertise, and a unique shamelessness, both of which create fertile soil for inanity.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 14 May 2025
Adams has conditioned New Yorkers to expect so much inanity and cartoonishness that the news was greeted with a kind of glee.
—Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2024
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Howard Homonoff, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
Whether to get some space from his inanity, be able to spend more time with her ex-boyfriend, or simply encourage him to be a person, Tammy urges Craig to make friends with Austin (Paul Rudd), the affable evening news weatherman who moves in down the street.
—Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 22 May 2025
Trump has a complete disregard for laws and expertise, and a unique shamelessness, both of which create fertile soil for inanity.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 14 May 2025
Adams has conditioned New Yorkers to expect so much inanity and cartoonishness that the news was greeted with a kind of glee.
—Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inanity
Noun
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Those members of Bachelor Nation who aren't familiar with the #MomTok insanity will have several months to get up to speed, as Paul's season of The Bachelorette will not premiere until 2026.—
Kristen Baldwin,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Sep. 2025
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She was later extradited from South Korea in 2022, PEOPLE previously reported, and has since pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder and is pursuing an insanity defense.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
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To give you an idea of this madness, take a look at the photo at the top.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Continue reading … DAVID MARCUS – Progressive madness killed Charlie Kirk, a once-in-a-generation leader.—
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FOXNews.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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
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Was one of Forest’s virtues last season their relative simplicity, which will now be disrupted?—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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For now, the company is betting that simplicity will appeal to customers.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Sep. 2025
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In terms that viewers of the original series might understand, Esmeralda falls somewhere between the tyranny of Michael Scott, the absurdity of Dwight Schrute, and the self-involvement of Kelly Kapoor with a particular charisma that only Impacciatore could pull off.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
4 Sep. 2025
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Still, Daniels and Koman drew on real research to capture the rhythms and absurdities of newsroom life.—
Andy Meek,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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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
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Ganatra and Weiss make everything feel a bit mechanical rather than an escalating spiral of craziness, and too many scenes play like montage fodder without actually taking the plot anywhere.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Inanity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inanity. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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