ABSURD vs RIDICULOUS: NOUN
- A situation in which life seems irrational and meaningless
- An absurdity.
- An unreasonable person or thing; one who or that which is characterized by unreasonableness; an absurdity.
- The condition or state in which humans exist in an absurd universe, without meaning or purpose. Used chiefly with the.
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ABSURD vs RIDICULOUS: ADJECTIVE
- Of, relating to, or manifesting the view that there is no order or meaning in human life or in the universe.
- Impossible to take seriously; silly: : foolish.
- Of or relating to absurdism.
- Extremely unreasonable, incongruous, or inappropriate.
- Inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense
- Dealing with absurdism.
- Contrary to reason or propriety; obviously and flatly opposed to manifest truth; inconsistent with the plain dictates of common sense; logically contradictory; nonsensical; ridiculous
- Having no rational or orderly relationship to people's lives; meaningless; lacking order or value.
- Incongruous;inviting ridicule
- Completely devoid of wisdom or good sense
- Inspiring scornful pity
- Broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce
- Completely devoid of wisdom or good sense
- Deserving or inspiring ridicule; absurd, preposterous, or silly. : foolish.
- Fitted to excite ridicule; absurd and laughable; unworthy of serious consideration.
- Involving or expressing ridicule.
- Deserving of ridicule; foolish; absurd.
- Incongruous;inviting ridicule
ABSURD vs RIDICULOUS: OTHER WORD TYPES
- So unreasonable as to invite derision
- Synonyms Absurd, Silly, Foolish, Stupid, Irrational, Unreasonable, Preposterous, Infatuated, ridiculous, nonsensical, senseless, incongruous, unwise, ill-judged, ill-advised. (See foolish.) Foolish, absurd, and preposterous imply a contradiction of common sense, rising in degree from foolish, which is commonly applied where the contradiction is small or trivial. That which is foolish is characterized by weakness of mind, and provokes our contempt. That which is silly is still weaker, and more contemptible in its lack of sense; silly is the extreme in that direction. That which is absurd does not directly suggest weakness of mind, but it is glaringly opposed to common sense and reason: as, that a thing should be unequal to itself is absurd. That which is preposterous is the height of absurdity, an absurdity as conspicuous as getting a thing wrong side before; it excites amazement that any one should be capable of such an extreme of foolishness. That which is irrational is contrary to reason, but not especially to common sense. Unreasonable is more often used of the relation of men to each other; it implies less discredit to the understanding, but more to the will, indicating an unwillingness to conform to reason. Irrational ideas, conclusions; unreasonable demands, assumptions, people. An infatuated person is so possessed by a misleading idea or passion that his thoughts and conduct are controlled by it and turned into folly. He who is stupid appears to have little intelligence; that which is stupid is that which would be natural in a person whose powers of reasoning are defective or suspended.
- Specifically In logic or philosophy, inconsistent with reason; logically contradictory; impossible: as, that the whole is less than the sum of its parts is an absurd proposition; an absurd hypothesis.
- Being or acting contrary to common sense or sound judgment; inconsistent with common sense; ridiculous; nonsensical: as, an absurd statement; absurd conduct; an absurd fellow.
- Worthy of ridicule or contemptuous laughter; exciting derision; amusingly absurd; preposterous.
- Expressive of ridicule; derisive; mocking.
- Abominable; outrageous; shocking.
- Synonyms Funny, Laughable, etc. (see ludicrous), absurd, preposterous, farcical.
- So unreasonable as to invite derision
- Resembling farce
ABSURD vs RIDICULOUS: RELATED WORDS
- Bizarre, Silly, Idiotic, Outrageous, Laughable, Unlogical, Derisory, Unreasonable, Incongruous, Foolish, Illogical, Nonsensical, Preposterous, Ridiculous, Ludicrous
- Asinine, Outrageous, Laughable, Humourous, Humorous, Derisory, Undignified, Farcical, Foolish, Pathetic, Nonsensical, Silly, Preposterous, Absurd, Ludicrous
ABSURD vs RIDICULOUS: DESCRIBE WORDS
- Bizarre, Silly, Idiotic, Outrageous, Laughable, Unlogical, Derisory, Unreasonable, Incongruous, Foolish, Illogical, Nonsensical, Preposterous, Ridiculous, Ludicrous
- Asinine, Outrageous, Laughable, Humourous, Humorous, Derisory, Undignified, Farcical, Foolish, Pathetic, Nonsensical, Silly, Preposterous, Absurd, Ludicrous
ABSURD vs RIDICULOUS: SENTENCE EXAMPLES
- For there are two types of great humorist: those who love to see a man absurd and those who hate to see him absurd.
- For him the tragedy of Ivan Ilyich is not that he lives in an absurd world, but that his approach to living is absurd.
- It made what he was thinking seem even more absurd, and he needed it to be absurd.
- Already the absurd is opposed to the absurd.
- But I think the stuff that holds up the best really is just the absurd, absurd visual puns.
- David Hume insult the Religionists, as absurd; They, him, as tentimes more absurd?
- And welcome to a new edition of Absurd Interviews: Being absurd before it was too mainstream!
- And welcome to a new edition of Absurd Interviews: Being absurd before it was too mainstream.
- Yankees is the most absurd part of this already absurd scenario.
- He would say bluntly that he takes absurd positions, makes absurd demands, says absurd things because that makes people say what they actually mean.
- Restaurant menus are also subject to ridiculous inspections.
- Consumer they are ridiculous walmart without limit or.
- Seems a bit ridiculous unless you own TGT.
- That is just plain ridiculous and a scam.
- If you think about it, this is ridiculous.
- It looks like a ridiculous decision to me.
- Dwight, what a ridiculous, fancy clown you are.
- RIDICULOUS to say the least even for California!
- Emile made a ridiculous remark and CANNOT back it so he makes another ridiculous remark!
- Another agency proposed a ridiculous price with some even more ridiculous recurring fees.
ABSURD vs RIDICULOUS: QUESTIONS
- What does Camus mean by authenticity and the absurd?
- Does an absurd argument lead to a normal conclusion?
- What is Meursault's absurd belief about human nature?
- What is absurd According to the Cambridge English corpus?
- What is Brecht's contribution to theatre of absurd?
- Is there anything so absurd as the English tragicomedy?
- What are the characteristics of absurd theatre form?
- How did existentialism influence theatre of the absurd?
- Is zombie infestation still an absurd build-around?
- How does Esslin use the word absurd in theatre of the absurd?
- Is the ridiculous by Joseph Andrews a picaresque novel?
- Why does Mr Collins behave in a ridiculous fashion?
- Are the lineups outside Costco stores in Toronto ridiculous?
- What are some ridiculous misconceptions and stereotypes about Singapore?
- What genre is the Ridiculous Wishes by Charles Perrault?
- What is the meaning of perfectly bombastic and ridiculous?
- Is the New York Times making itself more ridiculous?
- Are the fees for wire transfers in Europe ridiculous?
- Why is the subject-object dichotomy illogical and ridiculous?
- What is a common reaction to ridiculous situations?