9+ Synonyms for Absurd & Similar Words
Definition of absurd
- adjective
- inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense; "the absurd predicament of seeming to argue that virtue is highly desirable but intensely unpleasant"- Walter Lippman
- incongruous;inviting ridicule; "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"
- noun
- a situation in which life seems irrational and meaningless; "The absurd is the essential concept and the first truth"-- Albert Camus
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Writing tips for "absurd"
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"Absurd" in song lyrics
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"His staff is absurd"
7L & Esoteric — Loud and Clear -
"You bird, you blazing me is crazy absurd"
9th Prince f/ Dom Pachino, Killa Sin, Masta Killa — Hood Life -
"To try to decimate the Five is by far absurd"
Anubis5 — Territory
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