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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"If SpaceX succeeds in this absurdly difficult goal, it will be worth many orders of magnitude more than the economy of Earth."

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Doctors, hospitals, and lab companies can set absurdly high sticker prices as a starting point for negotiations with insurers.

From Slate • Apr. 25, 2026

They took an absurdly gifted, if fallible France team to the very last second and backed up their endorsements of head coach Steve Borthwick in interviews, with actions on the pitch.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

Somehow, it feels like the most absurdly Pythonesque solo project of all.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

But Edward Cullen’s back stiffened, and he turned slowly to glare at me — his face was absurdly handsome — with piercing, hate-filled eyes.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer

absurdly

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