Word "ABSURD" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
a situation in which life seems irrational and meaningless
Synonyms:
the absurd
Examples:
The absurd is the essential concept and the first truth

Part of Speech:
Adjective
Definition:
so unreasonable as to invite derision
Synonyms:
cockeyed, derisory, idiotic, laughable, ludicrous, nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculous
Examples:
the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework

Part of Speech:
Adjective
Definition:
inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense
Examples:
the absurd predicament of seeming to argue that virtue is highly desirable but intensely unpleasant

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Ridiculous bus turned in a road
Preposterous Commuter 22 Jul 2025
Very silly of bard maybe to take us back in (6)
___ Person Singular, Alan Ayckbourn play (6)
Farcical (6) Puzzler 22 Jun 2025
The Theatre of the ___ is a term used to describe the works of Alfred Jarry and Eugene Ionesco (6)
Term used for the theatre of Eugene Ionesco (6)
Silly: totally -
Rub ads out? That's nonsensical
Silly (6) Puzzler 06 Apr 2025
Ridiculous The Telegraph Quick 26 Feb 2025
Nonsensical, ridiculous The Times Concise 12 Feb 2025
Silly, crazy (6)
Patently ridiculous Wall Street Journal 21 Jan 2025
Ridiculous USA Today 20 Jan 2025
Ridiculous Mirror Classic 12 Jan 2025
A broken-down bus parked by road is ridiculous (6)
A second irrational quantity is ludicrous (6)
Irrational Wall Street Journal 07 Dec 2024
Nawab's Urdu somewhat nonsensical (6) Puzzler Cryptic 07 Dec 2024
Silly enough to make us drab (6)
Ridiculous ratings, endlessly rude and upsetting (6)
Farcical The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 10 Nov 2024
Ludicrous Mirror Classic 22 Oct 2024
Ridiculous Mirror Tea Time 11 Oct 2024
Wildly impractical LA Times Daily 08 Oct 2024
A bus broken down over the road? How ridiculous!
Sailor's language almost meaningless (6)
Ludicrous Mirror Classic 11 Sep 2024
Ridiculous Eugene Sheffer 03 Sep 2024
Ludicrous(6)
Very silly, to turn bus in a short road (6)
Ridiculous sailors doing turn on the way (6)
Preposterous The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 22 Jun 2024
Ridiculous muscles seen on Murdo when stripped The Times Cryptic 19 Jun 2024
"In order to attain the impossible, one must attempt the ___": Miguel de Cervantes (6)
Nawab's Urdu somewhat nonsensical (6) Puzzler Cryptic 16 Jun 2024
Book certain in France to feature in commercial? That's ridiculous (6)
Ludicrous The Sun Two Speed 25 May 2024
US bard can be ridiculous The Sun Two Speed 25 May 2024
Ridiculous bendy bus blocking a road (6)
Landru's barber turned up, revealing what's ludicrous (6)
Wildly unbelievable Universal 20 May 2024
Ridiculous Mirror Tea Time 14 May 2024
'Theatre of the -' describes the plays of Beckett and Ionesco, among others (6)
'Theatre of the ___' describes the plays of Beckett and lonesco. among others (6)
Very silly of us to be upset with bard (6)
Graduate coming up with an ancient city in southern Germany? Ridiculous (6)
Ridiculous USA Today 06 Mar 2024
Laughable Newsday 01 Mar 2024
Ridiculous Eugene Sheffer 29 Feb 2024
Silly bendy bus entering a road The Telegraph Cryptic 27 Feb 2024
Silly bendy bus entering a road (6)
Ludicrous Mirror Classic 18 Feb 2024
It is ridiculous to confuse us with the Bard (6)
Theatre of the ____, style of drama associated with Eugene Ionesco (6)
It's so ridiculous there's a theatre of it!
Sailor almost certain daughter's bonkers (6)
Sailor almost certain daughter's bonkers The Telegraph Cryptic 02 Jan 2024
Preposterous (6) Puzzler 25 Dec 2023
Nonsensical Puzzler Backwords 14 Dec 2023
Preposterous The Telegraph Quick 05 Nov 2023
Ludicrous The Guardian Quick 03 Nov 2023
Ridiculous? Anything but, suggesting University rag day at the outset! The Times Quick Cryptic 27 Oct 2023
Ridiculous having a bus moving on road The Times Cryptic 29 Aug 2023
Ridiculous Eugene Sheffer 07 Jul 2023
Preposterous Universal 29 May 2023
Ridiculous LA Times Daily 10 May 2023
Preposterous Newsday 08 Jan 2023
Highly illogical The Times Concise 09 Nov 2022
A “B road” bearing us westwards is ludicrous The Times Cryptic 08 Jul 2022
Ridiculous Eugene Sheffer 27 Jun 2022
Laughable LA Times Daily 11 Jun 2022
Laughable The Washington Post 11 Jun 2022
Ludicrous LA Times Daily 03 May 2022
Ludicrous The Washington Post 03 May 2022
Theatre of the ___, literary style characterized by existentialist plays and writing as seen in "Waiting for Godot"
Nonsensical language mostly used by sailors
Ridiculous way muscles bend at the top
Ridiculous way muscles bend at the top The Guardian Cryptic 09 Feb 2022
Ludicrous unlimited cabs US rejected on highway The Telegraph Toughie 14 Dec 2021
Ridiculous The Telegraph Quick 09 Dec 2021
Preposterous The Guardian Speedy 26 Sep 2021
Ridiculous The Telegraph Quick 25 Aug 2021
Preposterous Premier Sunday 22 Aug 2021
Ridiculous Newsday 08 Aug 2021
A magpie, for example, heard devouring small cuckoo
Unreasonable and insane
Farcical advertisement about empty transport going to old city Irish Times Crosaire 09 Apr 2021
Ridiculous American got up in an inferior way
Derisory, preposterous Irish Times Simplex 02 Jan 2021
Nonsensical The Telegraph Quick 18 Dec 2020
Bard with us might be ridiculous The Sun Two Speed 07 Dec 2020
Ludicrous The Sun Two Speed 07 Dec 2020
Ridiculous way to stop leaders in union ruining deal The Telegraph Cryptic 07 Jun 2020
Cockamamie Wall Street Journal 30 May 2020
Ridiculous Thomas Joseph 30 Apr 2020
Ridiculous, illogical The Times Concise 13 Mar 2020
Ridiculous bards dancing round university The Sun Two Speed 02 Feb 2020
Preposterous seamen tried for East Enders' audition
Inane LA Times Daily 18 Dec 2019
Inane The Washington Post 18 Dec 2019
Theatre of the ___ The New Yorker 11 Nov 2019
It's farcical to drive the first bus in America going all the way back Irish Times Crosaire 25 Oct 2019
Ridiculous Eugene Sheffer 16 Sep 2019
Illogical like a sailor with an irrational root
Ridiculous putting a bendy bus on road
Ridiculous muscles you are reportedly beginning to develop The Telegraph Toughie 26 Feb 2019
'However --', track on Paul McCartney's 'Press to Play' album The Telegraph General Knowledge 28 Jan 2019
Barbara loses the head with old city director in type of theatre Irish Times Crosaire 05 Nov 2018
Highly illogical The Times Concise 04 Sep 2018
Ridiculous, silly Irish Times Simplex 29 Aug 2018
US bard can be ridiculous The Sun Two Speed 04 Aug 2018
Utterly illogical Newsday 22 Feb 2018
Ridiculous sailors going by superior road The Telegraph Cryptic 30 Dec 2017
Ridiculous Newsday 21 Nov 2017
Unreasonable or out of place
Jack's posh way appears ridiculous The Telegraph Cryptic 16 Oct 2017
Foolish sailor almost certainly died The Telegraph Toughie 01 Jun 2017
Ridiculous The Times Concise 11 Apr 2017
Almost certain to replace one of first four letters? Ridiculous The Telegraph Toughie 29 Mar 2017
Wildly illogical Irish Times Simplex 21 Dec 2016
Ludicrous, a shambles initially among stuff that's contrary
Ridiculous The Telegraph Quick 05 Oct 2016
Nonsensical Newsday 04 Sep 2016
Sailors regularly upbraid — silly!
It's ridiculous for retired medic to meet you and me on airline Irish Times Crosaire 27 May 2016
Ludicrous The Telegraph Quick 27 Mar 2016
Sailor irrational, illogical
Beckett genre, with "the" LA Times Daily 13 Feb 2016
Beckett genre, with "the"
Genre of theatre there's no reason to see? The Telegraph Toughie 03 Nov 2015
Laughable Newsday 20 Sep 2015
Silly sailor with singular language, mostly
Silly sailor with singular language, mostly
Illogical that sailor speaks Urdu rather decently at first
Preposterous USA Today 06 Apr 2015
Laughable Universal 05 Apr 2015
Laughable
Laughable
Preposterous
Preposterous
R Strauss bad? Silly not using stars, ludicrous!
Ridiculous rating the root of 11 for example
Nuts
Ridiculous
Preposterous
Ludicrous
Ridiculous to display muscles for all to see on road!
Ludicrous
Utterly ridiculous
Laughable
Preposterous
Preposterous
Cockamamie
Silly
Utterly senseless
Inane relative?
Inane relative?
Ridiculous
Nonsensical
Ridiculous
Utterly ridiculous
Utterly ridiculous
Utterly ridiculous
Out of the question
Theater of the ___
Risible
Ridiculous
Laughable
Preposterous
Ludicrous
Laughably foolish
Ludicrous
"Ridiculous!"
Cockeyed
Cockeyed
Ludicrous
Ludicrous
Harebrained
Laughable
Preposterous
Crazy
Harebrained
Ionesco-esque?
Preposterous
Failing the laugh test
Harebrained
Harebrained
Ridiculous
Cockeyed
Laughable
Ludicrous
Ridiculous
Theater of the ___
Senseless
Like Ionesco's plays
Ridiculous.
Contrary to common sense.
Obviously foolish.
Nonsensical.
Contrary to reason.
Silly.
Preposterous.
Ludicrous.
Unbelievable
Illogical.
Incongruous.
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