absurdly

ADJECTIVE

madly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

crazily desperately energetically excitedly foolishly frantically furiously hastily hysterically intensely passionately recklessly tumultuously violently

STRONG

dementedly insanely

WEAK

deliriously devotedly distractedly exceedingly excessively extremely frenziedly hard hurriedly irrationally like mad ludicrously nonsensically psychotically quickly rabidly rapidly rashly senselessly something fierce speedily stormily to distraction turbulently unreasonably

Antonyms

WEAK

calmly normally

ADVERB

foolishly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

mistakenly stupidly unwisely

WEAK

ill-advisedly imprudently incautiously indiscreetly injudiciously short-sightedly

Antonyms

WEAK

carefully cautiously sensibly thoughtfully wisely

ADVERB

humorously

Synonyms

STRONGEST

amusingly jokingly

WEAK

facetiously ironically jocosely jovially ludicrously merrily mirthfully playfully ridiculously satirically

Example Sentences

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Absurdly improbable, shockingly cynical, Mozart’s “Così fan Tutte” is populated by downright stupid and manipulative characters.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2025

Absurdly, I was not a fan of Talking Heads at the time.

From Salon • Sep. 21, 2023

Absurdly, the company has been scrambling to rehire some workers who were just let go.

From Washington Post • Nov. 9, 2022

Absurdly, earlier this month, the Senate held a hearing on a bill that would expand gaming.

From Washington Times • Oct. 21, 2020

Absurdly, he was excluded from a 1971 National Research Council panel appointed to investigate the dangers of atmospheric lead poisoning even though he was by now unquestionably the leading expert on atmospheric lead.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

absurdly

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