ridiculous
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1.6
- adjective
- /rɪˈdɪkjələs/
:
ridículo
- That idea seems so ridiculous that everyone laughed at it.
- look ridiculous
- seem ridiculous
- sound ridiculous
It's just already like feels ridiculous in the best way.
- It's just already like feels ridiculous in the best way.
- This is, it's ridiculous what we are swimming in.
- Now this is a ridiculous risk to run.
- Like, it's so ridiculous how dumb some people are.
- It sounds ridiculous, but that's what I do.
- Let me ask the the big ridiculous question about life.
- This is going to be ridiculous, like in the best way.
- Because it is kind of a ridiculous term, isn't it?
- And thought we were very cool with our ridiculous stereos.
- By the way, let me ask the ridiculous question.
- So that doesn't mean that that's not a ridiculous question.
Examples
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Many of these are ridiculous from the standpoint of what is possible.
Academic text (2012) -
Your behavior with that boy tonight was ridiculous.
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Oh my God, that looks like the most ridiculous thing ever.
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This is almost ridiculous how small these fish are.
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Writing a book is a ridiculous amount of work.
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And that is really a ridiculous amount of weight.
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Well, when you put it like that, it sounds ridiculous!
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Oh, that is the most ridiculous thing I've ever seen.
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That seems so ridiculous that it has to be somewhat true.
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It sounds ridiculous, but that's what I do.
Synonyms
976
1.0
Not sensible and often a little foolish
432
4.9
Very surprising and almost impossible to accept as true
288
4.4
So silly or unreasonable that it makes no sense
129
3.5
Silly in a funny, slightly foolish way
115
4.4
Very silly and showing bad judgment
100
6.0
Very silly and unreasonable so it makes people laugh
98
4.2
Too high to be fair or reasonable
72
7.3
Very silly and unreasonable so it seems laughable
60
4.1
So silly or not reasonable that people do not take it seriously
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5.5
Not making sense or having any meaning
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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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8.3
So small that people see it as a joke
So silly that people laugh at it
Very silly and not likely to be true
So ridiculous that it seems unreal or made up
Very silly in a way that makes people laugh
Very funny and silly in a way that makes people laugh hard
Antonyms
Compounds
How Silly
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Ridiculous comes from the Latin ridiculus, from ridere meaning 'to laugh', and is like the English word ridicule, so it describes something so silly or unreasonable that it makes people laugh.