absurdness
Complete logical impossibility
Absurdness is the quality of being absurd—ridiculous, illogical, or contrary to reason.
The word exists but sounds awkward; absurdity is the standard noun form.
The absurdness of the situation wasn't lost on anyone.
Absurdly unreasonable or inappropriate
- laughableWorthy of derision
- farcicalAbsurdly comical or mockable
- preposterousCompletely contrary to reason
- outrageousShockingly bad or excessive
grotesque · silly · risible · cockamamie · harebrained · asinine · inane · foolish
Seemingly absurd truth
- contradictionOpposing claims, incompatible together
- fallacyError in reasoning
- nonsensicalWithout coherent meaning
- irrationalLacking sound judgment
incoherent · preposterous · unreasonable · senseless · illogicality · flawed · unsound · specious
Absurd, laughable situation
- slapstickExaggerated physical humor
- buffooneryLudicrous or silly conduct
- clowningPlayful comic behavior
- parodySatirical imitation
spoof · caricature · jest · shtick · gag · wit · mirth · banter
Unintelligible speech or writing
- gobbledygookPretentious unintelligible language
- balderdashSenseless talk or writing
- poppycockFoolish or meaningless talk
- twaddleTrivial, foolish talk
bunkum · hokum · malarkey · codswallop · drivel · rubbish · tommyrot · flapdoodle
Disturbingly incongruous
- mismatchedNot fitting together properly
- discordantLacking musical agreement
- incompatibleUnable to exist together
- unfittingNot proper or appropriate
inappropriate · misplaced · clashing · dissonant · discrepant · unsuitable · unseemly · out-of-place
Hazy and fantastical
- kafkaesqueNightmarishly illogical and bureaucratic
- bizarreStrikingly unconventional
- phantasmagoricBizarrely dreamlike and shifting
- hallucinatorySeeming falsely perceived
otherworldly · unreal · oneiric · chimerical · fantastic · metamorphosis · nightmarish · disorienting
ludicrous
Absurdly unreasonable or inappropriate
- laughableWorthy of derision
- farcicalAbsurdly comical or mockable
- preposterousCompletely contrary to reason
outrageous · grotesque · silly · risible · cockamamie · harebrained · asinine · inane · foolish · zany
paradox
Seemingly absurd truth
- contradictionOpposing claims, incompatible together
- fallacyError in reasoning
- nonsensicalWithout coherent meaning
irrational · incoherent · preposterous · unreasonable · senseless · illogicality · flawed · unsound · specious · inconsistent
farce
Absurd, laughable situation
- slapstickExaggerated physical humor
- buffooneryLudicrous or silly conduct
- clowningPlayful comic behavior
parody · spoof · caricature · jest · shtick · gag · wit · mirth · banter · satire
gibberish
Unintelligible speech or writing
- gobbledygookPretentious unintelligible language
- balderdashSenseless talk or writing
- poppycockFoolish or meaningless talk
twaddle · bunkum · hokum · malarkey · codswallop · drivel · rubbish · tommyrot · flapdoodle · blather
jarring
Disturbingly incongruous
- mismatchedNot fitting together properly
- discordantLacking musical agreement
- incompatibleUnable to exist together
unfitting · inappropriate · misplaced · clashing · dissonant · discrepant · unsuitable · unseemly · out-of-place · ill-fitting
dreamlike
Hazy and fantastical
- kafkaesqueNightmarishly illogical and bureaucratic
- bizarreStrikingly unconventional
- phantasmagoricBizarrely dreamlike and shifting
hallucinatory · otherworldly · unreal · oneiric · chimerical · fantastic · metamorphosis · nightmarish · disorienting · uncanny
absurdnessrationality
Sound judgment quality
logic · coherence · sensibleness · reasonableness · intelligibility
absurdnessreasonableness
Quality of being fair-minded
sanity · practicality · wisdom · judiciousness · plausibility
absurdnessseriousness
Earnest, weighty demeanor
gravity · solemnity · soberness · earnestness · weightiness
absurd, absurdity, absurdly, absurdist, absurdism, absurdities, absurder