Synonyms of nonsensical

nonsensical

adjective

1

as in absurd

conceived or made without regard for reason or reality

a nonsensical decision that didn't take account of all of the facts

Synonyms & Similar Words

• absurd
• bizarre
• foolish
• insane
• unreal
• crazy
• fanciful
• strange
• ridiculous
• preposterous
• fantastic
• wild
• grotesque
• incredible
• curious
• weird
• odd
• peculiar
• funny
• implausible
• off the wall
• unbelievable
• inconceivable
• ludicrous
• eccentric
• extravagant
• unimaginable
• unthinkable
• outlandish
• wacky
• farcical
• laughable
• quirky
• surreal
• quaint
• queer
• nightmarish
• screwy
• outré
• kinky
• out-of-the-way
• kooky
• dreamlike
• Alice-in-Wonderland
• way-out
• bizarro
• far-out
• queerish
• Kafkaesque

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reasonable
• realistic

2

as in silly

showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment

your plan to lose weight through total starvation is completely nonsensical

Synonyms & Similar Words

• silly
• absurd
• stupid
• foolish
• insane
• crazy
• mad
• idiotic
• irrational
• ridiculous
• lunatic
• asinine
• fatuous
• zany
• simple
• unreasonable
• preposterous
• wacky
• dumb
• fool
• loony
• daft
• kooky
• senseless
• unwise
• witless
• nutty
• simpleminded
• inept
• unreasoning
• sappy
• weak
• harebrained
• wacko
• brainless
• daffy
• screwball
• dippy
• cuckoo
• crackpot
• moronic
• jerky
• out to lunch
• dotty
• illogical
• barmy
• half-baked
• slow
• weak-minded
• loony tunes
• tomfool
• unreasoned
• batty
• gaga
• crackbrained
• balmy
• ludicrous
• thoughtless
• vacuous
• cockeyed
• half-witted
• obtuse
• unintelligent
• imbecile
• lunkheaded
• fruity
• mindless
• farcical
• bubbleheaded
• laughable
• dull
• fallacious
• meshuga
• dense
• clueless
• doltish
• dopey
• opaque
• feebleminded
• invalid
• brain-dead
• empty-headed
• lamebrain
• featherheaded
• unsound
• oafish
• dunderheaded
• dorky
• nonrational
• thickheaded
• surd
• dim
• pinheaded
• softheaded
• thick
• clownish
• gormless
• notional
• dim-witted
• soft
• knuckleheaded
• ill-advised
• chuckleheaded
• buffoonish
• airheaded
• slow-witted
• unconsidered
• birdbrained
• boobish
• chowderheaded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sound
• sensible
• wise
• prudent
• sane
• reasonable
• logical
• clever
• intelligent
• judicious
• rational
• valid
• bright
• smart
• sagacious
• sage
• sapient
• brainy
• well-advised

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of nonsensical

The president’s orders and edicts have no basis in reality, are nonsensical and are making our nation significantly less safe. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 20 Aug. 2026

Any fan of the franchise will tell you that the full lore of the world crafted by Tetsuya Nomura is virtually nonsensical to explain to a layman. — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 19 Aug. 2026

Always chipper, always sycophantic, and completely nonsensical. — Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 19 Aug. 2026

Shraddha relished Kabita’s innocence and was amused by her constant, occasionally nonsensical, chatter. — ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026

The executive order’s charge to split the MMR vaccine dose into separate injections, given at separate appointments, is similarly nonsensical. — Jake Scott, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2026

Their children — Graham (played at 12 by Noah Alexander Sosnowski and later at 17 by Gabriel Barbosa) and Ruth (played at 8 by Riley Chung and 13 by Emma Ho) — are at turns grating, nonsensical, and ill-defined like everything else in the film. — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2026

Having negotiated an extraordinary package — ending sanctions, unfreezing assets and establishing a $300 billion reparation fund — Iran made the seemingly nonsensical decision to pick a fight instead. — Matthew Gould, Washington Post, 24 July 2026

None that were picked were direct questions about the stadium process, and two were nonsensical. — Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 17 July 2026