absurdness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for absurdness
Noun
  • Delving deep into sublime absurdity, Elster transmuted Bowie into a broad range of peculiar characters.
    Natasha Gural, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
  • Mara opted to stay in her lane as a dramatic star to ground the absurdity of the film, including the antics between Robinson and Paul Rudd onscreen.
    Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 19 May 2025
Noun
  • Once again, the film is about the anguish of losing a loved one and the the desire to connect with the dead one more time, the annihilating madness of grief driving a person to unspeakable ends.
    Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 30 May 2025
  • As Scott stumbles through a chaotic weekend, Neil proves a ride-or-die friend who may be the only sane voice in the madness of wedding season.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 30 May 2025
Noun
  • Mindless as tariffs are, the foolishness of tariff imposition is magnified when the individual behind the implementation demands that prices not reflect the initial error.
    John Tamny, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
  • From physical fights to is-he-or-isn’t-he paternity test foolishness and now revenge p-rn, the storylines can get out of control.
    Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 7 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The whole sketch blended melodrama with inanity to great effect.
    Esther Zuckerman, The Atlantic, 9 Mar. 2025
  • This column started out as The Week in Stupid, a roundup of the jaw-dropping inanities of the last seven days.
    Pat Beall, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2025
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“Absurdness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/absurdness. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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