ridiculousadjective
uk/rɪˈdɪk.jə.ləs/us/rɪˈdɪk.jə.ləs/B2 stupid or unreasonable and deserving to be laughed at:
Do I look ridiculous in this hat?
Don't be so ridiculous! I can't possibly afford to stay in a hotel like that.
It's ridiculous to expect a two-year-old to be able to read!
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- Does he wear those ridiculous clothes to draw attention?
- Quite frankly, I think this whole situation is ridiculous.
- I've never heard anything so ridiculous.
- He described the law as anachronistic and ridiculous.
- There are countless arguments against this ridiculous proposal.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Stupid and silly
- (as) thick as two short planks idiom
- absurd
- adolescent
- against your better judgment idiom
- asinine
- be crazy about sb/sth idiom
- dotty
- dozy
- drink, laugh, etc. yourself silly idiom
- drivel
- dumb
- gibber
- laughable
- loony
- loopy
- lumpen
- lumpish
- slow
- witless
- wrongheaded
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ridiculously
adverb uk/rɪˈdɪk.jə.ləs.li/us/rɪˈdɪk.jə.ləs.li/
Hotel rooms in the city are ridiculously overpriced.