They say everything's bigger in Texas, and that includes absurdity in law enforcement.
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Absurdity
//əbˈsɜːd.ɪ.ti//
Synonyms for "absurdity" (209 found)
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Strong matches (63)
eccentricityemptinesserrorextravagancefalderalfallacyfantasticalityfantasticalnessfatuityfecklessnessfiddle faddlefiddle-faddlefiddledeedeeflummeryfolderolfollyfoolishnessfreakishnessfruitlessnessfudge
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funninessfustianfutilitygabblegalimatiasgammongibbergibberishgibble-gabblegobbledygookgrotesquenessgrotesqueriehilarityhocus pocushocus-pocushollownesshopelessnesshumbughumorousnessillogicalityimpossibilityimpossibleimpossiblenessimpotenceimprudenceinanityinconceivabilityincongruityindiscretionineffectivenessineffectualityinefficacyineptitude
Related words (104)
insanityirrationalityjabberjargonjokelaughabilitylevityludicrosityludicrousnesslunacymalformationmeaninglessnessmockerymonstrositymonstrousnessmumbo jumbonarrishkeitniaiserieno chancenonsense
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nonsensicalitynugacitynuttinessoddityotiosityoutlandishnessoutrageousnessoxymoronpack of nonsensepalaverparadoxpeculiaritypointlessnessprateprattlepreposterousnesspricelessnessprofitlessnesspurposelessnessquaintnessqueernessquizzicalnessrantrat racerichnessridiculousnessrigamarolerigmarolerodomontaderubbishself-contradictionsenselessnesssillinesssingularityskimble-skamblesottisestrangenessstuff and nonsensestultiloquencestupid thingstupidityteratismthe absurdthe funny sidethe impossibletrashtrivialitytrumperytwaddletwattletwiddle-twaddleunimaginabilityunproductivenessunprofitabilityunprofitablenessunreasonablenessunthinkabilityunwise stepvaluelessnessvanityvaporingvicious circlewafflingweirdnesswhat cannot bewhat cannot happenwhimsicalnesswildnesswitlessnesswittinessworthlessness
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67 translations across 29 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- سَخَافَة noun (quality of being absurd)
Armenian
2 entries- անհեթեթություն noun (that which is absurd, absurd action)
- անհեթեթություն noun (quality of being absurd)
Belarusian
3 entries- абсу́рднасць noun (quality of being absurd)
- бязглу́здасць noun (quality of being absurd)
- недарэ́чнасць noun (quality of being absurd)
Bulgarian
2 entries- абсу́рд noun (that which is absurd, absurd action)
- абсу́рдност noun (quality of being absurd)
Catalan
3 entries- absurd noun (that which is absurd, absurd action)
- absurditat noun (that which is absurd, absurd action)
- absurditat noun (quality of being absurd)
Czech
2 entries- absurdita noun (quality of being absurd)
- absurdnost noun (quality of being absurd)
Danish
2 entries- absurditet noun (that which is absurd, absurd action)
- absurditet noun (quality of being absurd)
Esperanto
2 entries- absurdaĵo noun (that which is absurd, absurd action)
- absurdeco noun (quality of being absurd)
Finnish
4 entries- absurdius noun (quality of being absurd)
- järjenvastaisuus noun (quality of being absurd)
- järjettömyys noun (quality of being absurd)
- mielettömyys noun (that which is absurd, absurd action)
Galician
3 entries- absurdeza noun (that which is absurd, absurd action)
- absurdeza noun (quality of being absurd)
- absurdo noun (that which is absurd, absurd action)
Georgian
3 entries- აბსურდი noun (that which is absurd, absurd action)
- აბსურდულობა noun (that which is absurd, absurd action)
- აბსურდულობა noun (quality of being absurd)
German
2 entries- Absurdität noun (that which is absurd, absurd action)
- Absurdität noun (quality of being absurd)
Hungarian
4 entries- abszurditás noun (that which is absurd, absurd action)
- abszurdum noun (that which is absurd, absurd action)
- abszurdum noun (quality of being absurd)
- képtelenség noun (that which is absurd, absurd action)
Italian
2 entries- assurdità noun (that which is absurd, absurd action)
- assurdità noun (quality of being absurd)
Kazakh
1 entries- мағынасыздық noun (quality of being absurd)
Latin
1 entries- absurditas noun (quality of being absurd)
Macedonian
1 entries- апсурд noun (that which is absurd, absurd action)
Manx
1 entries- meecheeallid noun (quality of being absurd)
Norwegian Bokmål
3 entries- absurdisme noun (that which is absurd, absurd action)
- absurditet noun (that which is absurd, absurd action)
- absurditet noun (quality of being absurd)
Polish
4 entries- absurd noun (that which is absurd, absurd action)
- absurdalność noun (quality of being absurd)
- bezsens noun (that which is absurd, absurd action)
- bezsensowność noun (quality of being absurd)
Portuguese
3 entries- absurdidade noun (that which is absurd, absurd action)
- absurdidade noun (quality of being absurd)
- absurdo noun (that which is absurd, absurd action)
Romanian
3 entries- absurd noun (that which is absurd, absurd action)
- absurditate noun (that which is absurd, absurd action)
- absurditate noun (quality of being absurd)
Russian
3 entries- абсу́рд noun (that which is absurd, absurd action)
- абсу́рдность noun (quality of being absurd)
- неле́пость noun (quality of being absurd)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- amaideas noun (quality of being absurd)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- àpsurd noun (that which is absurd, absurd action)
- а̀псурд noun (that which is absurd, absurd action)
Spanish
3 entries- absurdidad noun (that which is absurd, absurd action)
- absurdidad noun (quality of being absurd)
- absurdo noun (that which is absurd, absurd action)
Swedish
1 entries- absurditet noun (quality of being absurd)
Ukrainian
2 entries- абсу́рдність noun (quality of being absurd)
- безглу́здість noun (quality of being absurd)
Yiddish
1 entries- אַבסורד noun (that which is absurd, absurd action)
Sample sentences
14 total sentences available.
Twitter is a good example of absurdity.
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In the sphere of thought, absurdity and perversity remain the masters of the world, and their dominion is suspended only for brief periods.
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The absurdity of the situation was almost comical.
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