Absurd

Adjective

 * 1) Contrary to reason or propriety; obviously and flatly opposed to manifest truth; inconsistent with the plain dictates of common sense; logically contradictory; nonsensical; ridiculous.

Noun

 * 1)  The opposition between the human search for meaning in life and the inability to find any.
 * 2)  An absurdity. &mdash; Alexander Pope

Adverbs for Absurd
palpably; perniciously; nakedly; impudently; ludicrously; manifestly; fantastically; quaintly; grotesquely; patently; tragically comically; perversely; detestably; pathetically; ignominiously; ridiculously; monstrously; grossly; unreasonably.

Synonyms for Absurd
foolish, irrational, ridiculous, preposterous, inconsistent, incongruous, ludicrous, stupid, unreasonable, senseless, silly, nonsensical, ill-advised, crazy, false, ludicrous, chimerical, erroneous, wild, mistaken, inconclusive, inflated.

Antonyms for Absurd
rational, sound, undeniable, reasonable, wise, true, logical, sensible, solemn, incontestable, indisputable, substantial, infallible, incontrovertible, unquestionable, established, demonstrable, certain, demonstrated.

Thesaurus
insane; irrational; irreconcilable; kooky; laughable; logically impossible; loony; ludicrous; mad; meaningless; monstrous; moronic; nonsensical; not deserving belief; not possible; nuts; nutty; odd; oddball; off; off the wall; open to doubt; open to suspicion; out; out of proportion; outlandish; outrageous; outre; oxymoronic; paradoxical; passing belief; passing strange; peculiar; poppycockish; potty; preposterous; priceless; problematic; prohibited; quaint; queer; questionable; quizzical; rich; ridiculous; risible; rubbishy; ruled-out; screaming; self-contradictory; senseless; silly; simple; singular; skimble-skamble; staggering belief; strange; stupid; suspect; suspicious; tall; thick; thin; trashy; twaddling; twaddly; unbelievable; unconvincing; unearthly; ungodly; unimaginable; unreasonable; unsound; unthinkable; unworthy of belief; vain; wacky; weird; whimsical; wild; witty; wondrous strange, Pickwickian; a bit thick; a bit thin; abnormal; amusing; anomalous; asinine; balmy; barred; beyond belief; bizarre; childish; closed-out; cockamamie; comic; contrary to reason; crazy; curious; daft; disproportionate; doubtable; doubtful; droll; dubious; dubitable; eccentric; empty; excluded; extravagant; fantastic; farcical; fatuitous; fatuous; foolish; freaked out; freaky; funny; futile; grotesque; hard of belief; hard to believe; harebrained; high-flown; hilarious; hollow; hopeless; humorous; idiotic; idle; illogical; imbecile; imbecilic; implausible; impossible; inane; incoherent; incommensurable; incommensurate; incompatible; inconceivable; incongruous; inconsequent; inconsistent; inconsonant; incredible;

Etymology
absurdus:, from ab: + surdus:. Probably derived from the root undefined:; not connected with surd: compare French absurde.

Pronunciation

 * , {{SAMPA|/{b"s@`d/}}

Derived terms

 * absurdly, absurdity
 * theatre of the absurd

Adjective

 * Albanian:
 * Bulgarian:, нелеп,  безсмислен
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 荒謬, 荒谬, 荒唐, 荒誕, 荒诞, 悖謬, 悖谬
 * Czech:
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto:
 * Estonian: absurdne
 * Finnish: absurdi (Suomi), järjetön
 * French:
 * German:
 * Hebrew:
 * Hungarian:
 * Ido: absurda


 * Interlingua: absurde
 * Italian: ,
 * Japanese: 馬鹿らしい, 愚かな
 * Latin:
 * Latvian: absurdais bezjēdzīgais
 * Macedonian: апсурд
 * Norwegian: absurd, tåpelig
 * Novial: absurdi
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Romanian: ,
 * Russian: абсурдный, нелепый
 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Serbian: Apsurd
 * Slovene:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:, befängd

Noun

 * Bulgarian:
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:
 * Hungarian:


 * Japanese:
 * Polish:
 * Russian: абсурд


 * Bulgarian:, нелепост
 * Danish:


 * Japanese:
 * Russian: абсурд, нелепость

Etymology
From absurdus:.

Adjective

 * 1) absurd
 * 2)  absurdly

Derived terms

 * absurditet

Adjective

 * 1) absurd

Noun

 * 1) nonsense
 * Jego propozycje to jeden wielki absurd.
 * His suggestions are one big nonsense.

Derived terms

 * absurdalny &mdash; adjective absurd

Adjective

 * 1) absurd

Related terms

 * absurdism
 * absurditet