ludicrous
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- adjective
- /ˈluːdɪkrəs/
- The suggestion that we could finish the project in one day was ludicrous.
- seem ludicrous
- somewhat ludicrous
- even ludicrous
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Watch on YouTubeI 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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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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4.2
Too high to be fair or reasonable
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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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9.9
Silly and unlikely to be true
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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
Very silly and not likely to be true
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9.3
So silly that people laugh at it
Very silly in a way that makes people laugh
Very funny and silly in a way that makes people laugh hard
Antonyms
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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.