ridiculous
adjective
ri·dic·u·lous
rə-ˈdi-kyə-ləs 
: arousing or deserving ridicule : extremely silly or unreasonable : absurd, preposterous
ridiculousness
noun
Examples of ridiculous in a Sentence
His band mates take the stage in ridiculous elf costumes—black tights, pointy felt hats.
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Jason Cohen, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 1995
I also poked fun at those ridiculous fins on the '59 Cadillac. The '60, now, that was something else, and I've thought highly enough of the design to have owned two of them.
—Marshall Schuon, New York Times, 30 June 1991
Take into account the artist's intention and choice of means. This sounds so elementary that it seems ridiculous to bring it up …
—Leonardo Shapiro, Village Voice, 27 Aug. 1991
It was absurd for him to paint portraits for pay, and ridiculous to paint them for nothing; so he did not paint them at all.
—William Dean Howells, The Rise of Silas Lapham, 1885
She looks ridiculous in that outfit.
It was a ridiculous suggestion.
That's an absolutely ridiculous price for that sweater.
Jason Cohen, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 1995
I also poked fun at those ridiculous fins on the '59 Cadillac. The '60, now, that was something else, and I've thought highly enough of the design to have owned two of them.
—Marshall Schuon, New York Times, 30 June 1991
Take into account the artist's intention and choice of means. This sounds so elementary that it seems ridiculous to bring it up …
—Leonardo Shapiro, Village Voice, 27 Aug. 1991
It was absurd for him to paint portraits for pay, and ridiculous to paint them for nothing; so he did not paint them at all.
—William Dean Howells, The Rise of Silas Lapham, 1885
She looks ridiculous in that outfit.
It was a ridiculous suggestion.
That's an absolutely ridiculous price for that sweater.
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Many of the memes are ridiculous, poking fun at the Trump administration’s obvious ploy to pin the blame of any situation on DEI programs.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 20 Feb. 2025
The 30-year-old center is averaging a rather ridiculous line of 29.8 points, 12.6 rebounds, and 10.2 assists on the season, while hitting almost 58% of his shots.
—Morten Stig Jensen, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Some veer into the ridiculous – an extra $149,000 spent on soap dispensers, and $14,000 toilet seats.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2025
Every cold open featuring Harris and her cohort just rehashed each week’s news cycle, with throwaways to Johnson’s Trump and Bowen Yang as J.D. Vance featuring the two often just reciting actual statements made along the campaign trail, as if the lunacy of it all couldn’t be made more ridiculous.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 15 Feb. 2025
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Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 20 Feb. 2025
The 30-year-old center is averaging a rather ridiculous line of 29.8 points, 12.6 rebounds, and 10.2 assists on the season, while hitting almost 58% of his shots.
—Morten Stig Jensen, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Some veer into the ridiculous – an extra $149,000 spent on soap dispensers, and $14,000 toilet seats.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2025
Every cold open featuring Harris and her cohort just rehashed each week’s news cycle, with throwaways to Johnson’s Trump and Bowen Yang as J.D. Vance featuring the two often just reciting actual statements made along the campaign trail, as if the lunacy of it all couldn’t be made more ridiculous.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 15 Feb. 2025
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“Ridiculous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ridiculous. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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ridiculous
adjective
ri·dic·u·lous
rə-ˈdik-yə-ləs
: causing or deserving ridicule : absurd, preposterous
ridiculously
adverb
ridiculousness
noun
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