- pronunciation:
- rih
dIk
y
ls
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
When something is ridiculous, it makes no sense, or people think it is crazy or stupid. People often laugh at things that are ridiculous. People usually don't like to do things that make them look ridiculous. They don't want other people to laugh at them.
Brenden felt ridiculous wearing that clown outfit.My little brother thinks he can eat a whole cake by himself in just five minutes. I told him that's ridiculous.- synonyms:
- absurd, silly
- antonyms:
- serious
- similar words:
- foolish
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| related words: |
amusing, insane, silly |
| derivations: |
ridiculously (adv.), ridiculousness (n.) |
The word ridiculous
contains the following parts:
rid, ris
Latin
root
that means
laugh
Example words:
-ulous
Latin
adjective-forming suffix
that means
tending to, characterized by
Example words: