absurd

The word “absurd” has 2 syllables: ab-surd

It's pronounced as /əbˈsɜrd/

What is synonym and antonym for absurd?

In the thesaurus, “absurd” has 169 synonyms and 29 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for absurd along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for absurd

Alice-in-Wonderland
Kafkaesque
airheaded
asinine
balmy
batty
birdbrained
bizarre
bizarro
boobish
brain-dead
brainless
bubbleheaded
buffoonish
campy
chowderheaded
chuckleheaded
clownish
clueless
cockamamie
cockamamy
cockeyed
comical
crackpot
crazy
cuckoo
curious
daffy
daft
dense
derisive
derisory
dim
dim-witted
dippy
doltish
dopey
dopy
dorky
dotty
dreamlike
dull
dumb
dunderheaded
eccentric
empty-headed
extravagant
fallacious
fanciful
fantastic
fantastical
far-fetched
far-out
farcical
fatuous
featherheaded
feebleminded
flaky
fool
fooling around
foolish
for grins
for the birds
freaky
funny
gagged up
goofy
gormless
grotesque
half-baked
half-witted
harebrained
idiotic
idiotical
ill-advised
illogical
imbecile
imbecilic
implausible
inane
inconceivable
incongruous
incredible
inept
insane
invalid
irrational
jerky
jokey
joshing
kinky
knuckleheaded
kookie
kooky
lamebrain
lamebrained
laughable
looney
loony
ludicrous
lunatic
lunkheaded
mad
mindless
moronic
nightmarish
nonrational
nonsensical
notional
nutty
oafish
obtuse
odd
off the wall
opaque
out to lunch
out-of-the-way
outlandish
pathetic
peculiar
pinheaded
preposterous
quaint
queer
queerish
quirky
ridiculous
risible
sappy
screwball
screwy
senseless
silly
simple
simpleminded
slow
slow-witted
soft
softheaded
strange
stupid
surd
surreal
thick
thickheaded
thoughtless
tomfool
unbelievable
unconsidered
unimaginable
unintelligent
unreal
unrealistic
unreasonable
unreasoned
unreasoning
unsound
unthinkable
unwise
vacuous
wacky
way-out
weak
weak-minded
weird
whacky
wild
witless
zany

Antonyms for absurd

believable
brainy
bright
certain
clever
conceivable
credible
earnest
intelligent
judicious
logical
practical
prudent
rational
realistic
reasonable
responsible
sagacious
sage
sane
sapient
sensible
serious
smart
solemn
sound
valid
well-advised
wise

Meanings of absurd

noun
1. An absurdity.
2. (often preceded by the) The opposition between the human search for meaning in life and the inability to find any; the state or condition in which man exists in an irrational universe and his life has no meaning outside of his existence.
adjective
1. Contrary to reason or propriety; obviously and flatly opposed to manifest truth; inconsistent with the plain dictates of common sense; logically contradictory; nonsensical; ridiculous; silly.
2. Inharmonious; dissonant.
3. Having no rational or orderly relationship to people's lives; meaningless; lacking order or value.
4. Dealing with absurdism.

Example Sentences

The idea that the Earth is flat is absurd in the face of overwhelming scientific evidence.
Despite her best efforts, she found herself in an absurd situation where everything seemed to go wrong at once.
The comedian's jokes often bordered on the absurd, eliciting laughter and bewilderment from the audience.
It's absurd to believe that all problems can be solved with a simple solution.
The policy of banning all electronic devices in the workplace seemed absurd to many employees in the digital age.

On this page you'll find 198 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to absurd, such as: Alice-in-Wonderland, Kafkaesque, airheaded, asinine, balmy, batty, believable.

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