utterly or obviously senseless, illogical, or untrue; contrary to all reason or common sense; laughably foolish or false: an absurd explanation.
noun
the quality or condition of existing in a meaningless and irrational world.
Origin of absurd
First recorded in 1550–60, absurd is from the Latin word absurdus out of tune, uncouth, ridiculous. See ab-, surd
SYNONYMS FOR absurd
1 irrational, silly, ludicrous, nonsensical.
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ANTONYMS FOR absurd
1 logical, sensible.
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synonym study for absurd
1. Absurd,ridiculous,preposterous all mean inconsistent with reason or common sense. Absurd means utterly opposed to truth or reason: an absurd claim.Ridiculous implies that something is fit only to be laughed at, perhaps contemptuously: a ridiculous suggestion.Preposterous implies an extreme of foolishness: a preposterous proposal.
That also means that they will pump out absurd amounts of heat.
Nvidia’s monstrous new graphics cards crank up the power while dropping their prices|Stan Horaczek|September 9, 2020|Popular Science
The fairest critique of the Bay Area has to do with its absurd housing costs.
In defense of California|James Temple|September 4, 2020|MIT Technology Review
The sense of humor might be a little drier and more absurd, but that’s about it.
A most excellent interview: The team behind Bill and Ted Face the Music|Jennifer Ouellette|August 28, 2020|Ars Technica
In the go-go days of 2017 and early 2018, dozens of crypto firms raised absurd amounts of money in “initial coin offerings” that sold digital tokens to all comers via the Internet.
Are blockchain companies cursed with too much cash?|Jeff|August 19, 2020|Fortune
Thankfully the particular project that had so fully absorbed me eventually collapsed under its own absurd weight.
Even small changes can help you combat workplace burnout|Kyle Hegarty|July 31, 2020|Quartz
And, as any good public defender would, Wolf says the allegations are absurd.
The Strange Case of the Christian Zionist Terrorist|Creede Newton|December 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A lot of folks this week have responded to the absurd question, “What does Valerie Jarrett really do?”
The Valerie Jarrett I Know: How She Saved the Obama Campaign and Why She’s Indispensable|Joshua DuBois|November 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This is absurd, and an insight to how the GOP is likely to win big on Tuesday.
Why You Can’t Tell the Truth About Race|Michael Tomasky|November 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Or—just as inconceivable and absurd—sentencing entire generations of North Korean families to labor camps.
Gout or Out: North Korea’s No-Show Leader Keeps ‘Em Guessing|Kevin Bleyer|October 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Whatever, the certification is absurd and should be changed immediately.
Why ‘Black-ish’ Has a Gay Problem|Tim Teeman|October 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
That was the result, he thought, of his absurd whim of loitering about Berry town.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science|Various
How absurd would it be then to argue against the existence of customs or facts, from the silence of such scanty records as these!
Reliques of Ancient English Poetry, Volume I (of 3)|Thomas Percy
Sir Godfrey, too much commanding of slaves to your wishes has rendered you absurd of speech.
Crown and Sceptre|George Manville Fenn
From fancying herself neglected by her husband she became jealous of him—a most absurd and insane idea.
The Young People's Wesley|W. McDonald
I think you ought to be allowed to ruin yourself and accelerate the revolution in any absurd way which may seem best to you.
A House-Party|Ouida
British Dictionary definitions for absurd
absurd
/ (əbˈsɜːd) /
adjective
at variance with reason; manifestly false
ludicrous; ridiculous
noun
the absurd(sometimes capital)philosophythe conception of the world, esp in Existentialist thought, as neither designed nor predictable but irrational and meaningless
See also theatre of the absurd
Derived forms of absurd
absurdityorabsurdness, nounabsurdly, adverb
Word Origin for absurd
C16: via French from Latin absurdus dissonant, senseless, from ab-1 (intensive) + surdus dull-sounding, indistinct