Synonyms for preposterous
prɪˈpɒs tər əs, -trəspre·pos·ter·ous

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1. preposterousadjective

   Synonyms:
   irrational, nonsensical, foolish, absurd

2. preposterousadjective

   Absurd, or contrary to common sense.

   Synonyms:
   irrational, foolish, absurd, nonsensical

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1. preposterous

   That is absurd which is contrary to the first principles of reasoning; as, that a part should be greater than the whole is absurd. A paradoxical statement appears at first thought contradictory or absurd, while it may be really true. Anything is irrational when clearly contrary to sound reason, foolish when contrary to practical good sense, silly when petty and contemptible in its folly, erroneous when containing error that vitiates the result, unreasonable when there seems a perverse bias or an intent to go wrong. Monstrous and preposterous refer to what is overwhelmingly absurd; as, "O monstrous! eleven buckram men grown out of two," Shakespeare 1 King Henry IV, act ii, sc. 4. The ridiculous or the nonsensical is worthy only to be laughed at. The lunatic's claim to be a king is ridiculous; the Mother Goose rimes are nonsensical. Compare INCONGRUOUS.

   Synonyms:
   absurd, anomalous, chimerical, erroneous, false, foolish, ill-advised, ill-considered, ill-judged, inconclusive, incorrect, infatuated, irrational, ludicrous, mistaken, monstrous, nonsensical, paradoxical, ridiculous, senseless, stupid, unreasonable, wild

   Antonyms:
   certain, consistent, demonstrable, demonstrated, established, incontestable, incontrovertible, indisputable, indubitable, infallible, logical, rational, reasonable, sagacious, sensible, sound, substantial, true, undeniable, unquestionable, wise

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1. preposterous

   Synonyms:
   monstrous, exorbitant, unreasonable, absurd, irrational, foolish, ridiculous

   Antonyms:
   just, due, fair, reasonable, moderate, right, judicious, orderly, sound

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1. absurd, cockeyed, derisory, idiotic, laughable, ludicrous, nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculousadjective

   incongruous;inviting ridicule

   "the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework"; "that's a cockeyed idea"; "ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer"; "a contribution so small as to be laughable"; "it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion"; "a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history"; "her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous"

   Synonyms:
   farcical, laughable, nonsensical, lopsided, pissed, blind drunk, ludicrous, nonsense(a), besotted, risible, wonky, imbecilic, slopped, mirthful, amusing, blotto, skew-whiff, pixilated, absurd, crocked, crackbrained, comic, ridiculous, fuddled, tight, comical, funny, soused, imbecile, cockeyed, squiffy, derisory, silly, sozzled, stiff, pathetic, awry(p), plastered, pie-eyed, sloshed, smashed, soaked, loaded, wet, idiotic, askew

   Antonyms:
   wise

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1. outlandishadjective

   Submitted by Providence on July 15, 2023  

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1. preposterousadjective

   Synonyms:
   perverted, having the cart before the horse, reversed

2. preposterousadjective

   Synonyms:
   absurd, unreasonable, ridiculous, irrational, foolish, monstrous

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1. preposterousadjective

   Synonyms:
   absurd, ridiculous, irrational, inconsistent, foolish

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1. List of paraphrases for "preposterous":

   absurd, grotesque, ridiculous, ludicrous, nonsense, nonsensical, farcical, wrong-headed, senseless

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1. R Chamberlain:

   When the scale of sensuality bears down that of reason, the baseness of our nature conducts us to most preposterous conclusions.

2. Joe Manchin:

   The most dangerous, the most troubling to me, is the false claim that the President can do no wrong, that he is above the law and if it's good for the reelection of the President that it's good for our country. That is simply preposterous.

3. Kurt Vonnegut:

   Any reviewer who expresses rage and loathing for a novel is preposterous. He or she is like a person who has put on full armor and attacked a hot fudge sundae.

4. Murshed Zaheed:

   It is just absurd and preposterous.

5. Jane Kim:

   It’s not inherently a bad thing, but it will concentrate wealth and it’s going to drive further inequity if you don’t prepare for it now, preposterous.