Synonyms for ridiculous
rɪˈdɪk yə ləsridicu·lous

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1. ridiculousadjective

   Synonyms:
   surreal, odd, goofy, absurd, silly, funny, humorous, frivolous, willy nilly, unreasonable

   Antonyms:
   solemn, straightforward, somber, serious

2. ridiculousadjective

   Deserving of ridicule; foolish; absurd.

   Adam's hair is ridiculous.

   Synonyms:
   frivolous, odd, surreal, absurd, humorous, unreasonable, silly, goofy, funny, willy nilly

   Antonyms:
   somber, straightforward, solemn, serious

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1. ridiculous

   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, preposterous, 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. ridiculous

   Synonyms:
   laughable, ludicrous, droll, contemptible, preposterous, absurd, grotesque, trifling, trivial

   Antonyms:
   serious, grave, important, weighty, considerable, venerable, imposing, majestic

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1. pathetic, ridiculous, sillyadjective

   inspiring scornful pity

   "how silly an ardent and unsuccessful wooer can be especially if he is getting on in years"- Dashiell Hammett

   Synonyms:
   slaphappy, light-headed, nonsensical, hapless, ludicrous, giddy, poor, farcical, featherbrained, sappy, miserable, lightheaded, absurd, dizzy, laughable, airheaded, wacky, piteous, punch-drunk, cockeyed, misfortunate, pitiable, derisory, zany, silly, preposterous, goofy, pathetic, wretched, empty-headed, pitiful, cockamamy, cockamamie, idiotic, whacky

   Antonyms:
   humorless, humourless, wise, dignified, unhumorous

2. 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, fuddled, tight, comical, funny, soused, imbecile, cockeyed, squiffy, derisory, silly, preposterous, sozzled, stiff, pathetic, awry(p), plastered, pie-eyed, sloshed, smashed, soaked, loaded, wet, idiotic, askew

   Antonyms:
   humorless, unhumorous, wise, humourless, dignified

3. farcical, ludicrous, ridiculousadjective

   broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce

   "the wild farcical exuberance of a clown"; "ludicrous green hair"

   Synonyms:
   laughable, absurd, silly, farcical, nonsensical, idiotic, preposterous, cockeyed, ludicrous, derisory, pathetic

   Antonyms:
   wise, humorless, unhumorous, dignified, humourless

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1. ridiculousadjective

   Synonyms:
   ludicrous, laughable, droll, funny, preposterous, farcical, comical, absurd

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1. ridiculousadjective

   Synonyms:
   preposterous, absurd, farcical, burlesque, ludicrous

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1. List of paraphrases for "ridiculous":

   ludicrous, laughable, absurd, derisory, silly, preposterous, grotesque, stupid, ridicule, foolish, farcical, nonsense, pathetic, -ridiculous, risible, nonsensical, unbecoming, nutty

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1. Pete Ricketts:

   It is ridiculous to suggest that I or anyone else conspired to talk eight women and even more witnesses to make up stories about Charles Herbster, it's just not plausible.

2. Danny Diaz:

   Gov. Bush demonstrated on Tuesday night that he's the guy that's ready to be president of the United States, he's the guy that's ready to stand up to Donald Trump and challenge the totally un-serious, nonsensical and ridiculous things that he says, the other candidates were watching as Gov. Bush laid out why he can and will be the next president of the United States and why Donald Trump would be an absolute disaster for both the country and the Republican Party.

3. Orison Swett Marden:

   Unless you are prepared yourself to profit by your chance, the opportunity will only make you ridiculous. A great occasion is valuable to you in proportion as you have educated yourself to make use of it.

4. Robert Loggia:

   We see two guys dressed like we were, and they were going to shoot (the scene) with just the feet. We thought that was ridiculous.

5. Kevin Russell:

   They are designed to see how far your principle forces the court to go, and if it leads to a ridiculous result, then maybe that's a reason why the court shouldn't adopt that principle, i think that is part of his nature, making sure the law is accessible to everybody – and he doesn't see himself as a super-genius, the only person that can figure out what the law means.