Definitions

ridiculous

[ri-dik-yuh-luhs] / rɪˈdɪk yə ləs /

ADJECTIVE

stupid, funny

Synonyms

STRONGEST

absurd bizarre fantastic foolish goofy impossible incredible laughable ludicrous nonsensical outrageous preposterous silly unbelievable wacky

WEAK

antic comic comical contemptible daffy derisory droll farcical foolheaded gelastic grotesque harebrained hilarious jerky nutty risible sappy slaphappy

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bad believable credible good logical plausible poor possible reasonable sensible serious tenable usual wise

Example Sentences

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Gillian Mackay, co-leader of the Scottish Greens, said the fact that Sir Keir and Sarwar had not met up showed the "ridiculous position that Labour are in".

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

That is a completely ridiculous misreading of this speech.

From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026

The FDA implicitly concedes that the RP1 results are impressive by contriving ridiculous reasons to argue they could be exaggerated.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Which feels, in retrospect, like a ridiculous standard: to exile an entire cut of meat because it didn’t impress me at 12.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2026

The princess seemed to be almost glowing, which Jack frankly found to be a little ridiculous.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley

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