Ridiculous — Meaning, Definition & Synonyms

Ridiculous (adjective) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

1. so foolish or pointless as to be worthy of scornful laughter

   "a movie thriller with such a ridiculous plot that it gets only guffaws from audiences"

   similar: absurd, cockamamy, comical, derisive, derisory, farcical, laughable, ludicrous, pathetic, preposterous, risible, silly, for the birds
   related: asinine, brainless, dumb, fatuous, foolish, half-baked, half-witted, harebrained, idiotic, imbecile, inane, jerky, moronic, nonsensical, simpleminded, stupid, unwise, weak-minded, witless, balmy, cockeyed, crazy, cuckoo, daffy, daft, dotty, insane, kooky, loony, mad, nutty, screwball, senseless, wacky, fantastic, far-fetched, inconceivable, incredible, unbelievable, unreal, unrealistic, unreasonable, illogical, irrational
   near: earnest, serious, solemn, believable, conceivable, credible, logical, rational, realistic, reasonable, sensible

2. causing or intended to cause laughter

   "a movie comedian who has perfected the ridiculous pratfall"

   similar: antic, chucklesome, comedic, comic, comical, droll, farcical, funny, hilarious, humoristic, humorous, hysterical, killing, laughable, ludicrous, riotous, risible, screaming, sidesplitting, uproarious
   related: amusing, diverting, entertaining, clownish, knockabout, slapstick, slapsticky, zany, facetious, flip, flippant, pert, smart, smart-aleck, smart-alecky, snickery, jocular, playful, waggish, campy, jokey, priceless, rich, whimsical, witty, wry, blithesome, gleeful, jocose, jocund, jolly, jovial, laughing, mad, merry, mirthful
   opposite: humorless, lame, unamusing, uncomic, unfunny, unhumorous, unhysterical
   near: earnest, grave, no-nonsense, sedate, serious, severe, sober, sobersided, solemn, somber, staid, unsmiling, weighty, affecting, moving, poignant, touching, tragic, lachrymose, mournful, sad, sorrowful, tearful, woeful