preposterousness

noun

Definition of preposterousnessnext
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for preposterousness
  1. insanity
  2. madness
  3. simplicity
  4. absurdity
  5. craziness
Noun
  • Claiming that white skin color is why Bueckers and other white women have had success/opportunities, is insanity.
    — Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026
  • And that was like Vitalogy, probably the peak of the insanity.
    — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of insanity
Noun
  • This being Dodge, of course, the AWD is optional and can be shut off at will when the driver prefers rear-wheel madness.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Gold joined the show in Season 2, just as muppet madness was really taking off.
    — K.J. Yossman, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of madness
Noun
  • Such a complicated form belies the simplicity of much of the language in it.
    — Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026
  • This season’s star was the Asa Tote, a large flat architectural shape with asymmetric shoulder straps that shined in its simplicity thanks to the contrasting textures, like in the charming canvas and leather version.
    — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of simplicity
Noun
  • Savage’s movie is so committed to its own absurdity that the extraordinary begins to feel mundane.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2026
  • But series creator Rolin Jones and his staff also fully understood the absurdity of that sentence.
    — Whitney Friedlander, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of absurdity
Noun
  • 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
  • Jacksonville has a successful Triple-A franchise, the Jumbo Shrimp, that won its league last year, bringing fun theme nights, quirky mascots and between-inning craziness.
    — Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of craziness

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“Preposterousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preposterousness. Accessed 17 Oct. 2026.

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