more absurd

ADJECTIVE

ridiculous, senseless

Synonyms

STRONGEST

crazy foolish goofy illogical irrational laughable ludicrous nonsensical preposterous silly stupid unreasonable wacky

STRONG

loony tomfool

WEAK

batty campy daffy dippy flaky fooling around for grins freaky gagged up idiotic inane incongruous jokey joshing nutty off the wall sappy screwy

Antonyms

STRONGEST

logical practical rational realistic reasonable responsible sensible serious smart wise

WEAK

certain

Example Sentences

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He’d put up outrageous stat lines and even more absurd highlights while knocking off the defending-champion Oklahoma City Thunder in the conference finals.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

Things only got more absurd as the exchanges between the chairman and the nominee petered out.

From Slate • Mar. 18, 2026

Le, for example, makes time every day to laugh with her siblings about the more absurd moments of caring for her father.

From Seattle Times • May 26, 2024

The longer he waited, the more absurd Bloom’s boasts got: He promised to fly Kushner’s family to the famed Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc in France.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 28, 2023

Is the explanation any more absurd than that accepted by those who believe the woman who maintains that she is the channel through which a 35,000-year-old man expresses himself?

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos