Synonyms for cockamamie
- adjective
Most common
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Adjective
1. Preposterous — foolish, ill-considered, silly, unbelievable
preposterous, ridiculous, nonsensical, ludicrous, absurd, stupid, laughable, goofy informal US CA, foolish, daft, sappy, unreasonable, idiotic, asinine, farcical, irrational
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Definitions
- adj. 1
Foolish, ill-considered, silly, unbelievable.
Do not give any more cockamamie reasons for failing to complete your assignment.
Example sentences
- ridiculous That's the most ridiculous movie I have ever seen.
- ludicrous Did you see that ludicrous display last night?
- preposterous I've never heard such preposterous accusations!
- nonsensical Absolutely nonsensical things happen in this world.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| cockamamie | rising | |
| ridiculous | rising | |
| ludicrous | steady | |
| preposterous | steady | |
| nonsensical | rising | |
| cockamamy | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- daft1
- 5 letters
- goofy2, sappy
- 6 letters
- stupid2, absurd2
- 7 letters
- foolish2, idiotic4, asinine3
- 8 letters
- farcical3
- 9 letters
- ludicrous3, laughable3, cockamamy
- 10 letters
- ridiculous4, irrational4
- 11 letters
- nonsensical4
- 12 letters
- unreasonable4, preposterous4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (goofy2 = 2 syllables).