absurd
adjective
[ əbˈsəːd ]
• wildly unreasonable, illogical, or inappropriate.
• "the allegations are patently absurd"
Similar:
preposterous,
ridiculous,
ludicrous,
farcical,
laughable,
risible,
idiotic,
stupid,
foolish,
silly,
inane,
imbecilic,
insane,
hare-brained,
unreasonable,
irrational,
illogical,
nonsensical,
pointless,
senseless,
outrageous,
shocking,
astonishing,
monstrous,
fantastic,
incongruous,
grotesque,
unbelievable,
incredible,
unthinkable,
implausible,
crazy,
barmy,
daft,
absurd
noun
• an absurd state of affairs.
• "the incidents that followed bordered on the absurd"
Origin:
mid 16th century: from Latin absurdus ‘out of tune’, hence ‘irrational’; related to surdus ‘deaf, dull’.
