English dictionary
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English adjective: absurd | |||
| 1. | absurd inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense | ||
| Samples | The absurd predicament of seeming to argue that virtue is highly desirable but intensely unpleasant. | ||
| Similar | illogical, unlogical | ||
| Antonyms | logical | ||
| 2. | absurd incongruous;inviting ridicule | ||
| Samples | The absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework. That's a cockeyed idea. Ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer. A contribution so small as to be laughable. It is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion. A preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history. Her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous. | ||
| Synonyms | cockeyed, derisory, idiotic, laughable, ludicrous, nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculous | ||
| Similar | foolish | ||
| Antonyms | wise | ||
English noun: absurd | |||
| 1. | absurd (state) a situation in which life seems irrational and meaningless | ||
| Samples | The absurd is the essential concept and the first truth. | ||
| Synonyms | the absurd | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | situation, state of affairs | ||
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