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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Even in the immediate aftermath of Agnes’ bad thing, Victor doesn’t shy away from life’s funny way of keeping up the absurd, the mundane, the ridiculous.
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Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 27 Jan. 2025
Also, because rivalry games serve as crockpots for the absurd.
—Joe Rexrode, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
Armed with a caricaturist’s eye for the absurd, Blackwood may not have been careful with the facts, but her work evokes a larger truth.
—Negar Azimi, The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2024
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TikTok, with its algorithmic obsession with the absurd, thrives on these edible beauty launches.
—Boutayna Chokrane, WIRED, 18 Jan. 2025
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Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 27 Jan. 2025
Also, because rivalry games serve as crockpots for the absurd.
—Joe Rexrode, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
Armed with a caricaturist’s eye for the absurd, Blackwood may not have been careful with the facts, but her work evokes a larger truth.
—Negar Azimi, The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2024
Full & Thick 2 in 1 Shampoo & Conditioner
$12 at Target
$10 at Native
TikTok, with its algorithmic obsession with the absurd, thrives on these edible beauty launches.
—Boutayna Chokrane, WIRED, 18 Jan. 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 2 Feb. 2025.
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