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Synonyms for nonsensical

  • adjective

Most common

ridiculous absurd idiotic preposterous

All synonyms

Adjective

preposterous, absurd, ridiculous, idiotic, meaningless, ludicrous, silly, irrational, stupid, foolish, laughable, farcical, senseless, cockamamie, unreasonable, inept, derisory, fantastic, cock-eyed, insensate, unmeaning, skimble-skamble

Antonyms

logical, rational, sensible

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Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Without sense; absurd.

Related words

Other spellings
non-sensical

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Nonsensical or Ridiculous?

The ridiculous or the nonsensical is worthy only to be laughed at. The lunatic's claim to be a king is ridiculous; the Mother Goose rimes are nonsensical.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

  • ridiculous That's the most ridiculous movie I have ever seen.
  • absurd Do you really not see how absurd your question is?
  • idiotic It's the most idiotic thing I've seen in my life.
  • preposterous I've never heard such preposterous accusations!

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
nonsensicalrising
ridiculousrising
absurdsteady
idioticrising
preposteroussteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters
silly2, inept2
6 letters
stupid2, absurd2
7 letters
foolish2, idiotic4
8 letters
farcical3, derisory
9 letters
fantastic3, senseless2, ludicrous3, laughable3, insensate, unmeaning
10 letters
ridiculous4, irrational4, cockamamie4
11 letters
meaningless3
12 letters
unreasonable4, preposterous4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (silly2 = 2 syllables).