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ab·surd

absurd

 
 
pronunciation:
b suhrd
part of speech: adjective
definition: not making any sense; not going together in a typical or logical way.
The idea of a chicken riding on a motorcycle seems absurd to me.
antonyms:
reasonable, sensible
similar words:
fantastic, impossible, silly
derivations: absurdly (adv.), absurdness (n.)