1
as in funny
causing or intended to cause laughter
the ludicrous sight of their teacher in a Halloween costume
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as in ridiculous
so foolish or pointless as to be worthy of scornful laughter
a ludicrous and easily detected attempt to forge his father's signature on a note to school
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Recent Examples of ludicrous
What strikes me most isn’t the ludicrous stack height, although that is the Vomero Premium’s standout spec.
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Kevin Sintumuang, Outside, 25 Nov. 2025
As people were always waiting for something, dedicating special areas in which to do so would’ve been ludicrous.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
That's when Mercury gives full rein to his operatic urges as the song builds to a purposefully ludicrous crescendo with its references to Scaramouche (a Commedia dell'arte stock character) and octave-hopping Galileos.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 21 Nov. 2025
Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball laid the groundwork for hundreds of series with its epic martial arts battles, escalating power levels, ludicrous side characters, and more.
—PC Magazine, 14 Nov. 2025
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Kevin Sintumuang, Outside, 25 Nov. 2025
As people were always waiting for something, dedicating special areas in which to do so would’ve been ludicrous.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
That's when Mercury gives full rein to his operatic urges as the song builds to a purposefully ludicrous crescendo with its references to Scaramouche (a Commedia dell'arte stock character) and octave-hopping Galileos.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 21 Nov. 2025
Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball laid the groundwork for hundreds of series with its epic martial arts battles, escalating power levels, ludicrous side characters, and more.
—PC Magazine, 14 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ludicrous
Adjective
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The language is also often inviting, sometimes funny, like a real person telling you a real story from their real voice and body.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Jan. 2026
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Still, the over-the-top direction the episode goes in did lead to plenty of funny moments off-camera.—
Sabienna Bowman,
PEOPLE,
16 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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So the firings of Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski and the Ravens’ Harbaugh have injected some juice into a Giants search that previously threatened to cast as wide and arbitrary a net as last year’s ridiculous Jets process.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
7 Jan. 2026
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The Olympics is a ridiculous mixture of hit-you-straight-in-the-feels origin stories and Greek god-level athletic prowess.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
7 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Dozens of Dilbert books were published over 30 years, including anniversary compendiums and humorous self-help guides, like 1998’s The Joy of Work.—
People Staff,
PEOPLE,
13 Jan. 2026
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The new teaser starts off serious and somber, much like the past trailers for Captain America, Thor and the X-Men, but then has a humorous moment when the Thing (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) introduces himself to M’Baku (Winston Duke).—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
13 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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After the first Roundtable, Survivor stalwart Rob Cesternino — perhaps clued in by Candiace’s absurd conga line ploy to get people out of the kitchen — sniffed out that a murder in plain sight could be happening.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Jan. 2026
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Contrary to what many may think, the researchers found no correlation between a person’s level of education and their capacity to believe in absurd conspiracies.—
Joe Wilkins Published Jan 8,
Futurism,
8 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Thomas, who maintained a following of nearly 500,000 across Instagram and Facebook, was known for comedic, skit-style videos.—
Luke Chinman,
PEOPLE,
13 Jan. 2026
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Like Basterds, Django Unchained takes a darkly comedic approach to righting historical wrongs.—
Katie Rife,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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This struck many experts as silly.—
Margaret Talbot,
New Yorker,
11 Jan. 2026
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Frequent co-stars Johnson and Hart, known for their hilarious chemistry, have played Rock, Paper, Scissors and other silly games in promos for their movies, especially their Jumanji films.—
Antonia Blyth,
Deadline,
11 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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But there are some amusing additions to her particular collection of trinkets, too.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
12 Jan. 2026
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Tony has main character energy (which is amusing because the series centers around him).—
Lisa Stardust,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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If two out of 10 germinate, that’s pathetic.—
Clarence Schmidt,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Jan. 2026
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Even more pathetic was when Maher, who initially had claimed to be a captain, discovered that Yasser’s imaginary rank outranked his own.—
Elizabeth Tsurkov,
The Atlantic,
11 Jan. 2026
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“Ludicrous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ludicrous. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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