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ridiculous
[ ri-dik-yuh-luhs ]
adjective
- causing or worthy of ridicule or derision; absurd; preposterous; laughable:
a ridiculous plan.
Synonyms: , , , , ,
Antonyms:
- Slang. absurdly or unbelievably good, bad, crazy, etc.:
The concert was ridiculous, their best performance ever!
ridiculous
/ ɪˈɪʊə /
adjective
- worthy of or exciting ridicule; absurd, preposterous, laughable, or contemptible
Derived Forms
- ˈ徱ܱdzܲ, adverb
- ˈ徱ܱdzܲԱ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- ·徱··dzܲ· adverb
- ·徱··dzܲ·Ա ·徱··Dz··ٲ [ri-dik-y, uh, -, los, -i-tee], noun
- ···徱··dzܲ adjective
- hy·per··徱··dzܲ· adverb
- ܲ·-·徱··dzܲ adjective
- qua·si-·徱··dzܲ· adverb
- ܲ··徱··dzܲ adjective
- un··徱··dzܲ· adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of ridiculous1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of ridiculous1
Idioms and Phrases
see from the ridiculous to the sublime .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
They were only in "talks" about creating a podcast at the time, she insisted, and her mock-protest seen in the video was "a joke that is just, like, ridiculous."
On Tuesday, the UN dismissed as "ridiculous", an Israeli assertion that there was enough food in Gaza to last its roughly two million residents for a long time.
“I read it back to myself and I’m like, this is ridiculous. I put my phone in my pocket and I don’t publish it,” Givens said.
Each year, many of them post announcements for new products or promotions that are slightly too ridiculous to be genuine.
“A Working Man” strikes an unsteady balance between solemn and ridiculous.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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