| ADJECTIVE | all | absurd | inconsistent with reason or logic / logic or common sense |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | absurd, cockeyed, derisory, idiotic, laughable, ludicrous, nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculous | incongruous | |
| NOUN | state | absurd, the absurd | a situation in which life seems irrational and meaningless |
| Sounds | ahbser'd | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Abelard ... word / Word: 269 rhymes with erd... | |
| Meaning | inconsistent with reason or logic / logic or common sense. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "the absurd predicament of seeming to argue that virtue is highly desirable but intensely unpleasant"- Walter Lippman | |
| Broader | illogical, unlogical | lacking in correct logical relation |
| Spanish | absurdo, incongruente, irrazonable | |
| Catalan | absurd | |
| Nouns | absurdity, absurdness | a message whose content is at variance with reason |
| Adverbs | absurdly | in an absurd manner or to an absurd degree |
| Meaning | incongruous;inviting ridicule. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework" | |
| Synonyms | cockeyed, derisory, idiotic, laughable, ludicrous, nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculous | |
| Broader | foolish | Devoid of good sense or judgment |
| Spanish | absurdo, disparatado, estúpido, incongruente, irracional, ridículo | |
| Catalan | absurd, desraonat, estúpid, incoherent, incongruent, irracional, ridícul | |
| Nouns | absurdity | a ludicrous folly |
| absurdness | a message whose content is at variance with reason | |
| Meaning | A situation in which life seems irrational and meaningless. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "The absurd is the essential concept and the first truth"--Albert Camus | |
| Synonym | the absurd | |
| Broader | situation, state of affairs | The general state of things |
| Spanish | absurdo | |
| Catalan | absurd | |
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