absurdities
Logical impossibilities abound
Absurdities are things that are ridiculous, illogical, or contrary to reason.
The word often highlights the gap between how things are and how they should be: the absurdities of bureaucracy, life's little absurdities.
In philosophy, absurdity refers to the perceived meaninglessness of existence—the human search for purpose in an indifferent universe.
Senseless talk or writing
- gibberishUnintelligible speech or writing
- twaddleTrivial, foolish talk
- drivelSenseless, silly talk
- hogwashFoolish or untrue talk
poppycock · malarkey · claptrap · bunkum · tommyrot · codswallop · piffle · baloney
Mockery exposing vice
- parodySatirical imitation
- farceAbsurd, laughable situation
- comedyWork meant to amuse
- slapstickExaggerated physical humor
buffoonery · caricature · lampoon · mockery · ridiculousness · jest · clownishness · zaniness
Hazy and fantastical
- bizarreStrikingly unconventional
- kafkaesqueNightmarishly illogical and bureaucratic
- grotesqueDistorted, bizarre figure
- otherworldlySeemingly not earthly
uncanny · phantasmagoric · hallucinatory · nightmarish · distorted · disorienting · illogical · twisted
Departure from the expected
- paradoxSeemingly absurd truth
- contradictionOpposing claims, incompatible together
- mismatchIncompatible combination
- odditySomething unusual or unexpected
juxtaposition · anachronism · discrepancy · dissonance · peculiarity · irony · disconnect · clash
Error in reasoning
- irrationalityAbsence of logic
- unreasonablenessLack of sound judgment
- incoherenceFailure to make sense
- contradictionOpposing claims, incompatible together
nonsensical · senselessness · flawed · specious · preposterous · baseless · groundless · unfounded
balderdash
Senseless talk or writing
hogwash · poppycock · malarkey · claptrap · bunkum · tommyrot · codswallop · piffle · baloney · blather
satire
Mockery exposing vice
slapstick · buffoonery · caricature · lampoon · mockery · ridiculousness · jest · clownishness · zaniness · tomfoolery
dreamlike
Hazy and fantastical
- bizarreStrikingly unconventional
- kafkaesqueNightmarishly illogical and bureaucratic
- grotesqueDistorted, bizarre figure
otherworldly · uncanny · phantasmagoric · hallucinatory · nightmarish · distorted · disorienting · illogical · twisted · strange
anomaly
Departure from the expected
- paradoxSeemingly absurd truth
- contradictionOpposing claims, incompatible together
- mismatchIncompatible combination
oddity · juxtaposition · anachronism · discrepancy · dissonance · peculiarity · irony · disconnect · clash · misfit
fallacy
Error in reasoning
- irrationalityAbsence of logic
- unreasonablenessLack of sound judgment
- incoherenceFailure to make sense
contradiction · nonsensical · senselessness · flawed · specious · preposterous · baseless · groundless · unfounded · circular
absurditieslogics
Formal reasoning systems
syllogisms · proofs · demonstrations · truisms · consistencies
absurditiessenses
Means of perception
sensibilities · reasonableness · common sense · truths · self-evident truths
absurditiesintelligences
Capacities for understanding
profundities · insights · significances · clarities · relevancies
absurd, absurdity, absurdist, absurdism, absurdest, absurdness, absurder