absurd
[adjective]
Synonyms: ridiculous, crazy (informal), farcical, foolish, idiotic, illogical, inane, incongruous, irrational, ludicrous, nonsensical, preposterous, senseless, silly, stupid, unreasonable

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Antonyms: rational, sensible
Contrasted words: logical, ratiocinative, subtle
Related Words: comic, droll, funny, asinine, fatuous, simple, irrational, unreasonable

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

Absurd noun
the Absurd also the Theatre of the Absurd a style of play for the theatre that was developed in the 1950s by writers such as Samuel Beckett and Eugène Ionesco, whose work expresses the belief that there is no God, and that human existence has no meaning or purpose. These plays are very different from traditional theatre. The characters do not communicate effectively with each other, and often their words do not make sense. Beckett’s play Waiting for Godot is the best-known example of this type of theatre.
—Absurdist adjective

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

ab‧surd /əbˈsɜːd, -ˈzɜːd $ -ɜːrd/ adjective
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: French; Origin: absurde, from Latin absurdus, from ab- 'away' + surdus 'deaf, stupid']

1. completely stupid or unreasonable Synonym : ridiculous
quite/slightly/completely etc absurd
It seems quite absurd to expect anyone to drive for 3 hours just for a 20-minute meeting.
It seems an absurd idea.

2. the absurd something that is completely stupid and unreasonable:
Some of the stories he tells verge on the absurd.
—absurdity noun [uncountable and countable]:
Duncan laughed at the absurdity of the situation.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

absurd
adj.
VERBS be, look, seem, sound | become | find sth She found the whole concept faintly absurd.
ADV. absolutely, completely, quite, utterly | clearly, manifestly, patently | faintly, rather, slightly, somewhat | wonderfully
PHRASES a sense of the absurd His sense of the absurd kept him from becoming too solemn.

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