extremely impressive; unbelievable. That catch he made was ridiculous. See more words with the same meaning: good, okay, cool, awesome, fun.
Synonyms: absurd, cockeyed, derisory, idiotic, laughable, ludicrous, nonsensical, preposterous foolish.
ludicrous. Ludicrous things are funny, absurd, or nonsensical. If someone says something silly or far-fetched, you could say "That's ludicrous!" Now a ludicrous statement might be funny, but it's also ridiculous, hard to believe, off the wall, or even stupid.
Both terms are used to indicate absurdity; the subtle difference is that ludicrous means amusingly so, and ridiculous means inviting ridicule or mockery. Because M-W doesn't make a very clear distinction, at least in my mind, I think the most significant distinction is between their respective etymologies.
Only human beings can embrace an absurdity, because only human beings have language, and philosophers are more susceptible to it than others". Hobbes wrote that "words whereby we conceive nothing but the sound, are those we call absurd, insignificant, and nonsense.
It can mean either of the following things: He is a male chauvinist who looks down upon women. He genuinely thinks you are silly or have done something silly. He is impatient. He says it playfully.
Posh is most commonly used today as an informal adjective to describe a person, place, or thing as classy, fancy, or spiffy (e.g., a posh restaurant). The word has a strong upper-class connotation, related to having or spending money. Calling something posh is still closely associated with the UK.
Diego is a Spanish given name. It derives from a re-analysis of Sant Yago (Saint James the Greater) as San Diego. In Spanish-speaking countries, Diego and Santiago are common as given names; Diego, Santiago and Sandiego are found as surnames. The name Diego can also be found in Italy.
The definition of absurd is something that is so untrue or impossible it is funny. An example of absurd is a child telling a story about a dinosaur eating their homework.
Keep It Simple - A sure sign of successful core values is that the entire company can tell you what the values are from memory. At TaskUs, our final core value is "Be Ridiculous" which means that we encourage our team to approach problems by first proposing a ridiculous solution and asking, "Why not?"
Some words that you use often may be difficult to spell correctly. Which spelling is right—ridiculous or rediculous? The correct spelling is ridiculous. Because of the way it's pronounced, sometimes people spell it with an E—rediculous, but that's a misspelling.
profound Sentence Examples
- He was profound in a way that surprises me.
- The victory had a profound effect on the rest of the war.
- He had a profound impact on Plato.
- Do you know that profound thinker?
- In a profound way, our lives will be better.
charm Sentence Examples
- Her father's wealth had come from his whore-daughter's ability to charm any man she chose.
- The Fred O'Connor charm extended beyond the blue haired set to children as well.
- All my charm and diplomacy is hitting a brick wall.
