PREPOSTEROUSNESS Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words

preposterousness

noun

Definition of preposterousness

as in insanity

lack of good sense or judgment laughed at the sheer preposterousness of the idea

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Recent Examples of preposterousness Boy stuff and the preposterousness of it all. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025 Italian football is compelling in its sheer unpredictability, the sweep of its beauty and preposterousness on so many levels. — James Horncastle, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025

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Noun

The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and over.

— Ryan Ottignon, Washington Post, 31 Oct. 2026
Bennett asked the jury to find Hinton not guilty by reason of insanity.

— Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of insanity

Noun

Some went as far as likening the outage to life in prehistoric times or descending into madness.

— Angela Yang, NBC news, 2 Nov. 2026
Republican states, beginning with Texas, started this madness, and other states, both Democrat and Republican, followed like sheep.

— Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of madness

Noun

One can treat it as an indelible feature of human psychology, an unavoidable by-product of our appetite for simplicity and affiliation.

— Paul Bloom, New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2026
Despite the beery bonhomie and singalong-friendly simplicity of their tunes, the Twisted Teens are grappling with an increasingly complex tangle of contradictions and tensions.

— Stuart Berman, Pitchfork, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of simplicity

Noun

Firstman excels at highlighting the absurdity of celebrity and the pretension of coastal media types.

— Matt Donnelly, Variety, 4 Nov. 2026
To expose the assumptions, prejudices and absurdities of those interacting with them in the real world — whether on the right or left, in a position of tremendous power or someone off the street.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of absurdity

Noun

Week 7 of the 2026 college football season will go down as one of the most chaotic ever, with five Top 10 teams suffering losses, and the newest AP Top 25 Poll reflects the craziness that unfolded.

— Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
Use these Prime Day leftovers as a chance to restock cleaning essentials before the holiday hosting craziness begins.

— Francesca Krempa, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of craziness

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