ridiculousness

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Recent Examples of ridiculousness There’s a point every summer when just about any of us could use a dose of ridiculousness. Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 10 July 2026 Foreigners are visiting the United States, having fun, finding joy in the ridiculousness of American abundance and telling the internet about it. Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 June 2026 That was the best type of ridiculousness that I’ve been involved in. Carita Rizzo, Deadline, 14 June 2026 Ru’s previous movies, like her blaxploitation parody series Starrbooty, are entertainingly low-budget ridiculousness but not worth paying to see on the big screen. Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 12 June 2026 Whoever enlisted Jorma Taccone to direct this deserves a raise, given that the charter member of the Lonely Island understands how to consistently ramp things up to levels of high ridiculousness. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 24 Apr. 2026 Devoted fans will catch every clever nod, while newcomers can enjoy the romance, rivalry, and Regency ridiculousness without the multi-volume commitment. Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Mar. 2026 And that’s the ridiculousness of the NFL draft process. Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2026 Watching midsize creators’ honest try-on hauls feels like being in a dressing room with a best friend, laughing over the ridiculousness of needing to do squats to see if jeans have enough give to accommodate your belly and thighs. Petra Guglielmetti, Glamour, 20 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ridiculousness
Noun
  • All sorts of factors—religious fervor, drug trips, the absurdities of aging—an unmoor a person’s mind and spirit.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 July 2026
  • Still, the gleeful absurdity of that concept came with its own humanity.
    Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2026
Noun
  • Well, the Premier League table is definitely worth looking at, if only to marvel at its ludicrousness.
    Tim Spiers, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • There’s some irony with attorneys representing college athletes, who for a long time were denied compensation opportunities by NCAA rules, not themselves being paid for their labor in litigation against the NCAA.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 20 July 2026
  • But in one of the cruelest ironies in rock history, Berry suffered a devastating car crash not far from the actual Dead Man’s Curve in Los Angeles on April 12, 1966.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 19 July 2026
Noun
  • Those who need an organ shouldn’t have their condition made into a subject of amusement and levity.
    Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 18 July 2026
  • Moments later, the camera panned to Knicks point guard Jalen Brunson, who couldn’t contain his amusement.
    Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026

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“Ridiculousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ridiculousness. Accessed 23 Jul. 2026.

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