Synonyms for preposterous
- adjective
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Adjective
1. Absurd — absurd, or contrary to common sense
absurd, nonsensical, ridiculous, foolish, ludicrous, laughable, outrageous, silly, idiotic, irrational, cockamamie, unreasonable, monstrous, extravagant, senseless, extraordinary, exorbitant, inconsistent, derisory, fantastic, extortionate, cock-eyed
Definitions
- adj. 1
Absurd, or contrary to common sense.
Example sentences
- ridiculous That's the most ridiculous movie I have ever seen.
- absurd Do you really not see how absurd your question is?
- ludicrous Did you see that ludicrous display last night?
- nonsensical Absolutely nonsensical things happen in this world.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| preposterous | steady | |
| ridiculous | rising | |
| absurd | steady | |
| ludicrous | steady | |
| nonsensical | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- silly2
- 6 letters
- absurd2
- 7 letters
- foolish2, idiotic4
- 8 letters
- derisory
- 9 letters
- fantastic3, monstrous2, senseless2, ludicrous3, laughable3
- 10 letters
- ridiculous4, outrageous3, irrational4, exorbitant4, cockamamie4
- 11 letters
- extravagant4, nonsensical4
- 12 letters
- unreasonable4, inconsistent4, extortionate4
- 13 letters
- extraordinary6
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (silly2 = 2 syllables).