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| ADJECTIVE | 1 | absurd | Inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense |
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| 2 | absurd, cockeyed, derisory, idiotic, laughable, ludicrous, nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculous | Incongruous;inviting ridicule | |
| NOUN | 1 | absurd, the absurd | A situation in which life seems irrational and meaningless |
| Sounds | ahbser'd |
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| Rhymes | Abelard, acquired, admired, and 275 more rhymes in erd... |
| Meaning | Inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense. |
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| Examples | "the absurd predicament of seeming to argue that virtue is highly desirable but intensely unpleasant"- Walter Lippman |
| Similar to | illogical, unlogical |
| Nouns | absurdity, absurdness |
| Adverbs | absurdly |
| Meaning | Incongruous;inviting ridicule. |
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| Examples | "the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework" |
| Synonyms | cockeyed, derisory, idiotic, laughable, ludicrous, nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculous |
| Similar to | foolish |
| Nouns | absurdness; absurdity |
| Meaning | A situation in which life seems irrational and meaningless. |
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| Examples | "The absurd is the essential concept and the first truth"--Albert Camus |
| Synonyms | the absurd |
| Broader | situation, state of affairs |
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