the absurd
noun
1
: a state or condition of extreme silliness or foolishness : an absurd or ridiculous state
Her ideas once seemed reasonable, but now they verge on the absurd.
2
: things that are absurd
a filmmaker who is fascinated with the absurd
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Now OpenAI comes back with the absurd argument that this was somehow necessary for national security.
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 18 Mar. 2025
The echoes are both poignant and droll: This is village culture, gabbing and drinking culture, with a genetic affinity for the absurd and a veneer of wry resignation atop a volcanic bedrock of existential turmoil.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2025
For far too long, lawmakers have treated foreign aid as a blank check for bureaucrats to promote ideological agendas ranging from the absurd to the outright nefarious.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
But the artist’s talent for the absurd translated to this week’s comedy too.
—Esther Zuckerman, The Atlantic, 9 Mar. 2025
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 18 Mar. 2025
The echoes are both poignant and droll: This is village culture, gabbing and drinking culture, with a genetic affinity for the absurd and a veneer of wry resignation atop a volcanic bedrock of existential turmoil.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2025
For far too long, lawmakers have treated foreign aid as a blank check for bureaucrats to promote ideological agendas ranging from the absurd to the outright nefarious.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
But the artist’s talent for the absurd translated to this week’s comedy too.
—Esther Zuckerman, The Atlantic, 9 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the absurd
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“The absurd.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20absurd. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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