absurdadjective
uk/əbˈsɜːd/us/əbˈsɝːd/B2 stupid and unreasonable, or silly in a humorous way:
What an absurd thing to say!
Don't be so absurd! Of course I want you to come.
It's an absurd situation - neither of them will talk to the other.
Do I look absurd in this hat?
the absurd
things that happen that are stupid or unreasonable:
The whole situation borders on the absurd.
She has a keen sense of the absurd.
More examples
- You want Granny to live in the caravan? That's an absurd suggestion!
- It's just another of those absurd rules imposed upon us by the justice system.
- He's got some absurd idea in his head about building his own house.
- It's absurd to waste your money on a machine you'll never use.
- Blake looked absurd in those tight leather trousers, but I tried not to laugh.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Stupid and silly
- (as) thick as two short planks idiom
- adolescent
- against your better judgment idiom
- asinine
- bananas
- be crazy about sb/sth idiom
- certifiable
- dozy
- drink, laugh, etc. yourself silly idiom
- drivel
- dumb
- empty-headed
- gibber
- loony
- loopy
- lumpen
- lumpish
- madcap
- slow
- wrongheaded
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absurdly
adverb uk/əbˈsɜːd.li/us/əbˈsɝːd.li/
You're behaving absurdly.
It was absurdly expensive.
absurdity
noun [ U or C ] uk/əbˈzɜː.dɪ.ti//əbˈsɜː.dɪ.ti/us/əbˈsɝː.də.t̬i//əbˈzɝː.də.t̬i/
Standing there naked, I was suddenly struck by the absurdity of the situation.
There are all sorts of absurdities in the proposal.