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- pronunciation:
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suhrd
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
extremely contrary to rational thought; illogical; ridiculous.
For most people in the fifteenth century, it was absurd to think the earth might be round.- synonyms:
- crazy, farcical, illogical, preposterous, ridiculous
- antonyms:
- rational, reasonable, sensible
- similar words:
- fantastic, imbecile, impossible, inane, incongruous, irrational, ludicrous, nonsensical, pointless, senseless, silly, surreal, unheard-of, unreasonable, weird
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| definition 2: |
of, showing, or relating to the belief that there is no order or meaning in human existence or in the universe.
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| related words: |
inept, insane, laughable, meaningless, stupid, tall, unearthly, wild, zany |
adverb + (adj.)absurd
absolutely, comically, completely, downright, equally, manifestly, merely, morally, patently, seemingly, totally, transparently, utterly, wonderfully
(adj.)absurd
+ noun
accusation,
argument,
assertion,
claim,
comparison,
contradiction,
delusion,
distraction,
doctrine,
drama,
editorial,
exaggeration,
explanation,
extreme,
fantasy,
genre,
gesture,
grotesque,
humor,
manual,
notion,
plot,
premise,
proposition,
remark,
repetition,
self-pity,
sensation,
situation,
statement,
suggestion
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
the condition of consciously existing in a universe that lacks order and meaning.
- similar words:
- surrealism
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| derivations: |
absurdly (adv.), absurdness (n.) |
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