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. Woody Allen:

   It’s so preposterous, and yet the smear has remained, and they still prefer to cling to, if not the notion that I molested Dylan, the possibility that I molested her. Nothing that I ever did with Dylan in my life could be misconstrued as that.

2. Charles Krauthammer:

   Take all your dukes and marquesses and earls and viscounts, pack them into one chamber, call it the House of Lords to satisfy their pride and then strip it of all political power. It's a solution so perfectly elegant and preposterous that only the British could have managed it.

3. Patrick McDermott:

   To come up with the conclusion that Investigator John Nazarian fell off the boat, and allegedly no-one saw Investigator John Nazarian fall off the boat, is the most preposterous thing I’ve ever heard in my life.

4. Chase Scolnick:

   As Orange County Superior Court observed, Bill Gross's conduct was' defiant and contemptuous,' and Amy Gross's testimony was' preposterous' and' lacking in credibility,' hopefully, the Court's ruling of a five-day jail sentence causes The Grosses to finally realize The Grosses billions do not mean they are above the law.

5. Bayard Rustin:

   When I say I love Eastland, it sounds preposterous--a man who brutalizes people. But *you* love him or you wouldn't be here. You're going to Mississippi to create social change--and you love Eastland in your desire to create conditions which will redeem his children. Loving your enemy is manifest in putting your arms not around the man but around the social situation, to take power from those who misuse it--at which point they can become human too.