nincompoopery

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nincompoopery
Noun
  • The whole sketch blended melodrama with inanity to great effect.
    Esther Zuckerman, The Atlantic, 9 Mar. 2025
  • This column started out as The Week in Stupid, a roundup of the jaw-dropping inanities of the last seven days.
    Pat Beall, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Part of what makes Robinson’s Netflix show so consistently hilarious is the way his characters double down on the wrong reaction, turn minor fixations into all-consuming obsessions, escalate their anger to overthrow a situation’s over-the-top absurdity.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2025
  • Travel & Experiences First look: Universal’s Epic Universe gives Disney theme parks a run for their money April 9, 2025 There’s occasionally an absurdity in interactive fiction.
    Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2025
Noun
  • How can Republicans in the Senate and Congress aid and abet this lunacy?
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 Apr. 2025
  • Goggins is simply incredible, fully committed to Baby Billy’s comic lunacy yet never losing sight of his recovering sinner’s withered heart.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 9 Mar. 2025
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“Nincompoopery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nincompoopery. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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