Synonyms for ludicrous
- adjective
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Adjective
1. Ridiculous — idiotic or unthinkable, often to the point of being funny; amusing by being plainly incongruous or absurd
ridiculous, laughable, absurd, risible, preposterous, farcical, nonsensical, idiotic, foolish, comical, grotesque, funny, humorous, humourous UK, cockamamie, derisory, droll, priceless, comic, queer, cock-eyed, jabberwocky, unreasonable
Definitions
- adj. 1
Idiotic or unthinkable, often to the point of being funny; amusing by being plainly incongruous or absurd.
He made a ludicrous attempt to run for office.
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We speak of a thing as ludicrous when it tends to produce laughter; as laughable when the impression is somewhat stronger; as ridiculous when more or less contempt is mingled with the merriment created.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Example sentences
- ridiculous That's the most ridiculous movie I have ever seen.
- absurd Do you really not see how absurd your question is?
- laughable From the sublime to the laughable is just one step.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| ludicrous | steady | |
| ridiculous | rising | |
| absurd | steady | |
| laughable | rising | |
| risible | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- funny2, comic2, queer1, droll1
- 6 letters
- absurd2
- 7 letters
- foolish2, idiotic4, comical3, risible
- 8 letters
- humorous3, farcical3, derisory
- 9 letters
- priceless2, grotesque2, laughable3, humourous
- 10 letters
- ridiculous4, cockamamie4
- 11 letters
- nonsensical4, jabberwocky
- 12 letters
- unreasonable4, preposterous4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (funny2 = 2 syllables).