Synonyms for Ridiculous

Synonyms for "ridiculous" (198 found)

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Closest matches (40)

Adjective(18 words)

absurd laughable ludicrous preposterous absurdest asinine balmy barmy bonkers brilliant clownish clownlike cockeyed craziest daffy daft dafter daftest

a bit thicka bit thinabsurd amusing antic barredbeyond beliefbizarre closed-out cockamamie comic comicalcontrary to reasoncrazy daft

Verb(1 words)

act foolish

Noun(6 words)

addlehead bananas crackpot crap cuckoo culturalized

Strong matches (59)

Adjective(19 words)

delusional demented derisory dippy dopey dopiest excessive extreme false farcical goofiest gormless harebrained idiotic imbecilic inanest incredible insanest kookier

doubtable doubtful droll dubious dubitable eccentric excluded extravagant fantastic fantastical farcical foolish funny grotesquehard of beliefhard to believehigh flownhigh-flown hilarious hopeless

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humorous implausible impossible improbable improper inane inconceivable incongruous incredible indecent indecorous indelicate insane

Noun(7 words)

facepalming gila gonzo horseshit jackass jackasses lamebrain

Related words (99)

laughablelogically impossibleludicrous malodorous meaningless mirthful monstrous nonsensicalnot deserving beliefnot possiblenot to be believedopen to doubtopen to suspicionout of the questionoutlandish outrageous outre oxymoronic paradoxicalpassing belief

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Noun(12 words)

looney lunatic madcap meshugaas mishegaas nonsensenonsensical justificationnumbskull pissing potty rubbish wacko

Adjective(19 words)

loonier looniest marvellous moronic nonsensical oafish outrageous pathetic pottiestpure guessworksillier silliest silly stupidest wackier wackiest wacky witless zaniest

Interjection(1 words)

noway

Verb(2 words)

travestied unhinged

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

5 entries

emphatic expressionexclamation intensifierpejorative descriptorpragmatic expression

More specific

9 entries

absurd claimhanonsensical statementpfftpreposterous assertionridiculous delayridiculous priceughunfounded claim

Collocations

9 entries

ridiculous amountridiculous argumentridiculous behaviorridiculous claimridiculous excuseridiculous idearidiculous notionridiculous priceridiculous standard

Inflections

2 entries

more ridiculousmost ridiculous

Derivations

2 entries

ridiculously ridiculousness

similar

4 entries

foolish humorous humourous undignified

Sample sentences

17 total sentences available.

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His story was too ridiculous for anyone to believe.

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Whoever told you such a ridiculous story?

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In a word, it's ridiculous.

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Stop it. You're being ridiculous.

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Ridiculous