His story is too preposterous to be a lie.
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Preposterous
//pɹɪˈpɒstəɹəs//
Synonyms for "preposterous" (173 found)
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Strong matches (52)
Related words (86)
madmaggotymeaninglessmindlessmonstrousmoronicnonmeritoriousnot comingnot deserving beliefnot outstandingnot possiblenot to be believednotionalnuttyopen to doubtopen to suspicionout of boundsout of sightout of the questionoutlandish
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outrageousoutreoverpricedoxymoronicparadoxicalpassing beliefpointlesspoppycockishpottyproblematicproblematicalprohibitedprohibitivequestionquestionablequixoticrichridiculousrisiblerococoruled-outsappyscrewyself-contradictorysenselesssillyskyrocketingspiralingstaggering beliefsuspectsuspicioustallthickthintomfoolunbelievableuncalled forunconscionableunconvincingundeservedundeservingundueunearnedunearthlyunentitledungodlyunimaginableunjustifiedunmeritedunmeritingunowedunowingunreasonableunthinkableunwarrantedunworthyunworthy of beliefusuriouswackyweirdwhimsicalwild
Adjective(2 words)
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2 entriesderived
4 entriesrelated to
3 entriessimilar
2 entriesTranslations
64 translations across 27 languages.
Armenian
2 entries- աբսուրդ adj (absurd, or contrary to common sense)
- անհեթեթ adj (absurd, or contrary to common sense)
Bulgarian
2 entries- абсурден adj (absurd, or contrary to common sense)
- нелеп adj (absurd, or contrary to common sense)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 荒謬的 /荒谬的 adj (absurd, or contrary to common sense)
Czech
3 entries- absurdní adj (absurd, or contrary to common sense)
- nesmyslný adj (absurd, or contrary to common sense)
- směšný adj (absurd, or contrary to common sense)
Danish
2 entries- absurd adj (absurd, or contrary to common sense)
- meningsløs adj (absurd, or contrary to common sense)
Dutch
3 entries- grotesk adj (absurd, or contrary to common sense)
- potsierlijk adj (absurd, or contrary to common sense)
- van de pot gerukt adj (absurd, or contrary to common sense)
Finnish
4 entries- järjetön adj (absurd, or contrary to common sense)
- mieletön adj (absurd, or contrary to common sense)
- naurettava adj (absurd, or contrary to common sense)
- posketon adj (absurd, or contrary to common sense)
French
4 entries- aberrant adj (absurd, or contrary to common sense)
- absurde adj (absurd, or contrary to common sense)
- insensé adj (absurd, or contrary to common sense)
- ridicule adj (absurd, or contrary to common sense)
Georgian
2 entries- აბსურდული adj (absurd, or contrary to common sense)
- უაზრო adj (absurd, or contrary to common sense)
German
4 entries- grotesk adj (absurd, or contrary to common sense)
- unerträglich adj (absurd, or contrary to common sense)
- unmöglich adj (absurd, or contrary to common sense)
- unsagbar adj (absurd, or contrary to common sense)
Hungarian
4 entries- abszurd adj (absurd, or contrary to common sense)
- esztelen adj (absurd, or contrary to common sense)
- képtelen adj (absurd, or contrary to common sense)
- nevetséges adj (absurd, or contrary to common sense)
Icelandic
1 entries- fáránlegur adj (absurd, or contrary to common sense)
Italian
3 entries- assurdo adj (absurd, or contrary to common sense)
- insensato adj (absurd, or contrary to common sense)
- irragionevole adj (absurd, or contrary to common sense)
Korean
1 entries- 어처구니없다 adj (absurd, or contrary to common sense)
Malagasy
1 entries- tsy mampino adj (absurd, or contrary to common sense)
Māori
1 entries- haraki adj (absurd, or contrary to common sense)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- bakvendt adj (absurd, or contrary to common sense)
- meningsløs adj (absurd, or contrary to common sense)
Polish
1 entries- niedorzeczny adj (absurd, or contrary to common sense)
Portuguese
2 entries- absurdo adj (absurd, or contrary to common sense)
- insensato adj (absurd, or contrary to common sense)
Russian
2 entries- абсу́рдный adj (absurd, or contrary to common sense)
- неле́пый adj (absurd, or contrary to common sense)
Slovak
3 entries- absurdný adj (absurd, or contrary to common sense)
- nemysliteľný adj (absurd, or contrary to common sense)
- nezmyselný adj (absurd, or contrary to common sense)
Spanish
4 entries- absurdo adj (absurd, or contrary to common sense)
- descabellado adj (absurd, or contrary to common sense)
- insensato adj (absurd, or contrary to common sense)
- prepóstero adj (absurd, or contrary to common sense)
Swedish
3 entries- bakvänd adj (absurd, or contrary to common sense)
- befängd adj (absurd, or contrary to common sense)
- grotesk adj (absurd, or contrary to common sense)
Ukrainian
3 entries- абсу́рдний adj (absurd, or contrary to common sense)
- безглу́здий adj (absurd, or contrary to common sense)
- нісені́тний adj (absurd, or contrary to common sense)
Vietnamese
1 entries- vô lý adj (absurd, or contrary to common sense)
Welsh
1 entries- afresymol adj (absurd, or contrary to common sense)
Yiddish
1 entries- אַבסורד adj (absurd, or contrary to common sense)
Sample sentences
16 total sentences available.
Of all the preposterous assumptions of humanity over humanity, nothing exceeds most of the criticisms made on the habits of the poor by the well-housed, well- warmed, and well-fed.
Source: tatoeba (858814)
That's preposterous.
Source: tatoeba (2111412)
I've never heard such preposterous accusations!
Source: tatoeba (2396335)
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