nincompoopery

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nincompoopery
Noun
  • The whole sketch blended melodrama with inanity to great effect.
    Esther Zuckerman, The Atlantic, 9 Mar. 2025
  • This column started out as The Week in Stupid, a roundup of the jaw-dropping inanities of the last seven days.
    Pat Beall, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • But the film, like many of her roles, highlights the absurdity of such divisive social dynamics.
    Jessica Ourisman, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
  • The show pursues this dream to the point of absurdity, holding out hope for Serena’s absolution long past the point when a reasonable observer would have abandoned it.
    Moira Donegan, New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • How can Republicans in the Senate and Congress aid and abet this lunacy?
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 Apr. 2025
  • Goggins is simply incredible, fully committed to Baby Billy’s comic lunacy yet never losing sight of his recovering sinner’s withered heart.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 9 Mar. 2025
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“Nincompoopery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nincompoopery. Accessed 26 Apr. 2025.

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