ludicrous
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- adjective
- /ˈluːdɪkrəs/
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ridículo
- The suggestion that we could finish the project in one day was ludicrous.
- seem ludicrous
- somewhat ludicrous
- even ludicrous
I can't think of anything more dangerous, more ludicrous than that.
- I can't think of anything more dangerous, more ludicrous than that.
- The idea that I know them is so ludicrous.
- The idea that they are racist is ludicrous.
- That is in a ludicrous amount of sweat.
- But also prisons are full of men because men take ludicrous risks.
- So this modality of read and memorize seems completely ludicrous in light of that.
- Wokies are the world's most ludicrous people now.
- He released a statement saying that my claims were ludicrous.
- The smart cards fights were just ludicrous.
- I know this is it is ludicrous, right?
Examples
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Professor Marguerite Mespoulet, although it sounds a bit ludicrous, taught me how to read!
Academic text (1998) -
The mere thought of this so-called plan is ludicrous on its face.
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It's ludicrous that this person is running for president.
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And peace within the United States is so secure it seems ludicrous even to notice it.
Academic text (2011) -
I found it ludicrous, quite honestly.
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Yeah, the whole thing is ludicrous.
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This is the season to judge him and I agree that up until now it would have been ludicrous to sack him.
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Mitchell denied any such involvement and called the story ludicrous.
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Human aspirations are so ludicrous and irrational.
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Ordinarily, he would have dismissed such an obviously ludicrous idea, but these were not ordinary times.
Fiction book (1991)
Synonyms
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1.6
Very silly or unreasonable in a way that makes people laugh
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4.9
Very surprising and almost impossible to accept as true
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4.4
So silly or unreasonable that it makes no sense
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1.5
Causing people to laugh loudly
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3.5
Silly in a funny, slightly foolish way
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4.4
Very silly and showing bad judgment
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4.2
Too high to be fair or reasonable
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5.9
Odd in a funny or silly way
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7.3
Very silly and unreasonable so it seems laughable
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4.1
So silly or not reasonable that people do not take it seriously
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3.1
Making people laugh because it is silly or unusual
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6.1
Too large and unfair in amount, often about money
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8.5
A situation that is very silly and unlikely, like a comic play
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8.9
A foolish idea or plan that will not work
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9.9
Silly and unlikely to be true
So silly that people laugh at it
Very silly and not likely to be true
Very silly in a way that makes people laugh
Very funny and silly in a way that makes people laugh hard
Antonyms
How Ridiculous
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word ludicrous comes from the Latin root ludere, which means 'to play'. Because it originally had the sense of something playful or like a joke, ludicrous now describes something so silly or absurd that it makes people laugh.