Explore Absurd through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like illogical or situation. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
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Absurd meaning
- Contrary to reason or propriety; obviously and flatly opposed to manifest truth; inconsistent with the plain dictates of common sense; logically contradictory; nonsensical; ridiculous; silly.
- Inharmonious; dissonant.
- Having no rational or orderly relationship to people's lives; meaningless; lacking order or value.
Synonyms of Absurd
Using Absurd
- The main meaning on this page is: Contrary to reason or propriety; obviously and flatly opposed to manifest truth; inconsistent with the plain dictates of common sense; logically contradictory; nonsensical; ridiculous; silly. | Inharmonious; dissonant. | Having no rational or orderly relationship to people's lives; meaningless; lacking order or value.
- Useful related words include: illogical, situation, the absurd, foolish.
- In the example corpus, absurd often appears in combinations such as: absurd and, the absurd, an absurd.
Context around Absurd
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 9 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Absurd
- In this selection, "absurd" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, completely, frequently, beyond, saying, demand and main stand out and add context to how "absurd" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include absurd ventures is and and frequently absurd style of. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "absurd" sits close to words such as ass, billboard and buddy, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with absurd
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Chinese government statements are beyond absurd. (6 words)
And I was like, ‘That is absurd. (7 words)
Absurd Ventures is also developing additional stories from these universes in various formats and platforms. (15 words)
And so there was a limit I thought, on how absurd a dream could be before it just starts feeling ridiculous for everyone who’s watching them, because they are awake and they have their skepticism turned on. (38 words)
And although many of his short stories have been adapted into movies and television series, some of them have fallen short of perfectly capturing the author's dark and frequently absurd style of telling a tale. (36 words)
China hit back on Wednesday after Biden referred to President Xi Jinping as a “dictator”, saying the remarks were absurd and a provocation, an unexpected flare-up following attempts by both sides to reduce friction. (35 words)
But was that little scene more absurd than the regime’s campaign in Ukraine to do… uh, to do what, exactly? (21 words)
Example sentences (20)
Do you know what is absurd saying this statement “45 million isn’t an absurd demand,” can someone explain to me why the media continues to push these huge contracts for the quarterbacks.
The Absurd main The notion of the Absurd contains the idea that there is no meaning in the world beyond what meaning we give it.
While Camus acknowledges that Kafka's work represents an exquisite description of the absurd condition, he maintains that Kafka fails as an absurd writer because his work retains a glimmer of hope.
Absurd Ventures is also developing additional stories from these universes in various formats and platforms.
And although many of his short stories have been adapted into movies and television series, some of them have fallen short of perfectly capturing the author's dark and frequently absurd style of telling a tale.
And I was like, ‘That is absurd.
And some of the reasons were completely nonsense, completely absurd decision to transfer these people to Guantanamo.
And so there was a limit I thought, on how absurd a dream could be before it just starts feeling ridiculous for everyone who’s watching them, because they are awake and they have their skepticism turned on.
And the endless, unimaginable disasters which America suffered due to these absurd policies seem not to have left many editorial marks.
And while I’ve experienced some absurd things on my travels, even I couldn’t believe it when I heard that the forced swim test is still used at your university.
Aphra is a well-known criminal who often finds herself in absurd situations, which she manages to escape due to her high intelligence.
Birmingham City Council licensing hearing today (May 22), neighbours of Bishop Vesey’s branded the application ‘completely absurd’.
But for Sheridan, Orban’s Hungary is the victim of absurd demonisation and an inspiring example of a conservative revival to which Australia’s struggling Liberals and Nationals should look for inspiration.
But was that little scene more absurd than the regime’s campaign in Ukraine to do… uh, to do what, exactly?
Campfire Cooking in Another World With My Absurd SkillRestaurant to Another World have otherworlders entranced with Japanese and Earth cuisine with zero digestive problems.
China hit back on Wednesday after Biden referred to President Xi Jinping as a “dictator”, saying the remarks were absurd and a provocation, an unexpected flare-up following attempts by both sides to reduce friction.
Chinese government statements are beyond absurd.
Convener of the group, Abdul Rahaman Shaibu said that the group finds the reasons that were given by the leadership of the party for the changes absurd hence the need for the reversal.
Don't get us wrong: it's great to have some more innovative and the cel-shaded 3D animation doesn't look as absurd as you might think.
Esther McVey, who was a housing minister in his government, said the demands for the former prime minister to be denied a parliamentary pass were "absolutely absurd and utterly unnecessary".
Common combinations with absurd
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- absurd and 24×
- the absurd 23×
- an absurd 19×
- is absurd 18×
- as absurd 13×
- absurd that 8×
- it absurd 7×
- and absurd 7×
- absurd to 7×
- absurd amount 5×