ridiculous

/ɹɪdˈɪkjʊləs/

/ɹɪˈdɪkjəɫəs/

[adjective]

ridiculous

[ADJECTIVE]

extremely absurd, silly, or unreasonable and deserving to be laughed at

synonyms : absurd

inspiring scornful pity

synonyms : pathetic

silly

broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce

synonyms : farcical

ludicrous

Examples

1. Thanks for the pearl of wisdom, buddy, but your suggestion is ridiculous.

2. The taxi driver charged a ridiculous fare, feeling like a highway robbery for a short ride.

3. You've put our entire business at risk with this ridiculous scheme!

4. The reporter asked the politician a ridiculous question about building a tunnel to the moon, and the politician responded with some nonsense about pink elephants.

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