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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
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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
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Recent Examples of nonsensical
Because the mind is always interrupting with nonsensical thoughts that are completely meaningless, most of the time, and a lot of times negative.
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George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
The content is cheap to make, often bizarre or nonsensical, and engineered to grab and hold young (or really, any) viewers’ attention.
—Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
Text may have been nonsensical.
—ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
Apple’s latest attempt to integrate artificial intelligence into Apple Music has drawn sharp criticism from users for inconsistent and sometimes nonsensical results.
—Thomas Westerholm, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
That’s only true if the data centers were to be developed regardless of the tax exemption … which is nonsensical.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 28 Mar. 2026
Calculus relies on the notions of infinity and infinitely small quantities (called infinitesimals), but Newton and Leibniz defined these concepts in vague geometric terms; used incorrectly, their formulas could lead to nonsensical calculations, like division by zero.
—Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
That space seems to consist of a labyrinthine maze of strange, unsettling and nonsensical rooms underneath a furniture store.
—David Faris, TheWeek, 25 Mar. 2026
These, too, have been confounding to the point of nonsensical.
—Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2026
George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
The content is cheap to make, often bizarre or nonsensical, and engineered to grab and hold young (or really, any) viewers’ attention.
—Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
Text may have been nonsensical.
—ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
Apple’s latest attempt to integrate artificial intelligence into Apple Music has drawn sharp criticism from users for inconsistent and sometimes nonsensical results.
—Thomas Westerholm, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
That’s only true if the data centers were to be developed regardless of the tax exemption … which is nonsensical.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 28 Mar. 2026
Calculus relies on the notions of infinity and infinitely small quantities (called infinitesimals), but Newton and Leibniz defined these concepts in vague geometric terms; used incorrectly, their formulas could lead to nonsensical calculations, like division by zero.
—Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
That space seems to consist of a labyrinthine maze of strange, unsettling and nonsensical rooms underneath a furniture store.
—David Faris, TheWeek, 25 Mar. 2026
These, too, have been confounding to the point of nonsensical.
—Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonsensical
Adjective
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This series is inspired by the shocking and absurd true story of the suburban dentist who built a drug empire behind the façade of the American dream.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
2 Apr. 2026
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To consider Karaban as anything but an abject success story is absurd.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The group never uses the word unless there is something silly going on.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Apr. 2026
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For Grabinski, what unites all of these projects is the fine art of creating a world that is emotionally smart yet deeply silly, fun, and expressive.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The troubled production resulted in a bizarre cyberpunk schlock-flick that felt far removed from what most fans understood Mario to be.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
5 Apr. 2026
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Since the border is not straight but snakes along old county lines, some of the journey was bizarre.—
Colm Tóibín,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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That, and [making] stupid pictures of my friends.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Apr. 2026
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But most players aren’t stupid.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Evening rush-hour commuters — who thought winter was over — felt foolish after the city was socked with a record-breaking spring snowfall.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2026
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The glamorous branding of premium cards can also lead some consumers to make foolish mistakes by running up high-interest credit card debt.—
Jeff John Roberts,
Fortune,
30 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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This is not your $65,000-a-year job, someone who’s a janitor and is trying to talk in a school board meeting who really could lose his job for this opinion, which is insane.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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Three years after Steven Yeun and Ali Wong captured the attention of viewers eager to see the culmination of their characters' insane road rage fight, the drama series is back, this time focusing on two couples with a new kind of beef.—
Madeleine Janz,
PEOPLE,
1 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Which brings me to … After seeing that unreal UConn-Duke ending, what are your top five postseason college football endings?—
Stewart Mandel,
New York Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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Can have an unreal college career playing that way.—
Rowan Fisher-Shotton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Even if the Bengals prefer to rely on Carter and Knight’s development, risky but not crazy, the lack of pedigree surrounding them is startling.—
Paul Dehner Jr,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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Schlafly also had a distinctive ability to drive feminists crazy.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Nonsensical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonsensical. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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