preposterous

[pri-pos-ter-uhs, -truhs] / prɪˈpɒs tər əs, -trəs /

ADJECTIVE

ridiculous, bizarre

Synonyms

STRONGEST

absurd crazy excessive fantastic foolish impossible incredible insane irrational laughable ludicrous nonsensical outrageous senseless shocking silly stupid unbelievable unreasonable unthinkable

WEAK

asinine exorbitant extravagant extreme far-out harebrained monstrous out of the question taking the cake thick too much unusual wacky wild

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bad balanced believable credible good intelligent logical plain plausible poor possible practical rational realistic reasonable responsible sane sensible serious smart sound tenable wise

Example Sentences

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It’s as preposterous as—and far more dangerous than—a state rejecting the dollar and accepting only bitcoin, guilders or paper clips as its currency.

From The Wall Street Journal

Former Daily Mail editor Paul Dacre has told the High Court he "utterly refutes" the "preposterous" allegations of unlawful newsgathering at the paper.

From BBC

And although she posted, “My Olympic dream isn’t over,” many fans felt it sounded preposterous.

From The Wall Street Journal

ANL has strongly denied claims made against its journalism calling them "lurid" and "preposterous".

From Barron's

ANL has consistently denied the claims, calling them "lurid" and "preposterous".

From Barron's

preposterous

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