Synonyms for preposterous
prɪˈpɒs tər əs, -trəspre·pos·ter·ous

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1. preposterousadjective

   Synonyms:
   irrational, nonsensical, foolish, absurd

2. preposterousadjective

   Absurd, or contrary to common sense.

   Synonyms:
   irrational, foolish, absurd, nonsensical

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1. preposterous

   That is absurd which is contrary to the first principles of reasoning; as, that a part should be greater than the whole is absurd. A paradoxical statement appears at first thought contradictory or absurd, while it may be really true. Anything is irrational when clearly contrary to sound reason, foolish when contrary to practical good sense, silly when petty and contemptible in its folly, erroneous when containing error that vitiates the result, unreasonable when there seems a perverse bias or an intent to go wrong. Monstrous and preposterous refer to what is overwhelmingly absurd; as, "O monstrous! eleven buckram men grown out of two," Shakespeare 1 King Henry IV, act ii, sc. 4. The ridiculous or the nonsensical is worthy only to be laughed at. The lunatic's claim to be a king is ridiculous; the Mother Goose rimes are nonsensical. Compare INCONGRUOUS.

   Synonyms:
   absurd, anomalous, chimerical, erroneous, false, foolish, ill-advised, ill-considered, ill-judged, inconclusive, incorrect, infatuated, irrational, ludicrous, mistaken, monstrous, nonsensical, paradoxical, ridiculous, senseless, stupid, unreasonable, wild

   Antonyms:
   certain, consistent, demonstrable, demonstrated, established, incontestable, incontrovertible, indisputable, indubitable, infallible, logical, rational, reasonable, sagacious, sensible, sound, substantial, true, undeniable, unquestionable, wise

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1. preposterous

   Synonyms:
   monstrous, exorbitant, unreasonable, absurd, irrational, foolish, ridiculous

   Antonyms:
   just, due, fair, reasonable, moderate, right, judicious, orderly, sound

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1. absurd, cockeyed, derisory, idiotic, laughable, ludicrous, nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculousadjective

   incongruous;inviting ridicule

   "the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework"; "that's a cockeyed idea"; "ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer"; "a contribution so small as to be laughable"; "it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion"; "a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history"; "her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous"

   Synonyms:
   farcical, laughable, nonsensical, lopsided, pissed, blind drunk, ludicrous, nonsense(a), besotted, risible, wonky, imbecilic, slopped, mirthful, amusing, blotto, skew-whiff, pixilated, absurd, crocked, crackbrained, comic, ridiculous, fuddled, tight, comical, funny, soused, imbecile, cockeyed, squiffy, derisory, silly, sozzled, stiff, pathetic, awry(p), plastered, pie-eyed, sloshed, smashed, soaked, loaded, wet, idiotic, askew

   Antonyms:
   wise

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1. outlandishadjective

   Submitted by Providence on July 15, 2023  

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1. preposterousadjective

   Synonyms:
   perverted, having the cart before the horse, reversed

2. preposterousadjective

   Synonyms:
   absurd, unreasonable, ridiculous, irrational, foolish, monstrous

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1. preposterousadjective

   Synonyms:
   absurd, ridiculous, irrational, inconsistent, foolish

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1. List of paraphrases for "preposterous":

   absurd, grotesque, ridiculous, ludicrous, nonsense, nonsensical, farcical, wrong-headed, senseless

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1. Roy Blunt:

   Secretary McDonald’s preposterous statement is right out of Never Never Land, i call on Secretary McDonald to resign because Secretary McDonald preposterous statement’s clear Secretary McDonald can not prioritize getting our veterans the health care they deserve and have earned in a timely manner.

2. Barbara Blair:

   The new law is preposterous, mentally and emotionally ill individuals should be removed from the streets, involuntarily if necessary.They should be placed in high-quality settings, institutional settings if necessary, where they get the shelter, food and care they need.Having drug addicts, a frightful condition, freely injecting drugs and passing out in public is not tenable.

3. Andrew Schwartzman:

   The draft's directives to The FCC are preposterous, but at the same time, horrifying.

4. Justin Berry:

   The timing is not just suspect, it is obvious. The riot was two years ago, and he times his indictments of officers two weeks before the election, not one of the officers I have spoken to are worried about a conviction. This case is beyond preposterous.

5. R Chamberlain:

   When the scale of sensuality bears down that of reason, the baseness of our nature conducts us to most preposterous conclusions.