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preposterous
pre·pos·ter·ous P0531500 (prĭ-pŏs′tər-əs)adj. Contrary to nature, reason, or common sense; absurd. See Synonyms at foolish.
[From Latin praeposterus, inverted, unseasonable : prae-, pre- + posterus, coming behind (from post, behind; see apo- in Indo-European roots).]
pre·pos′ter·ous·ly adv.pre·pos′ter·ous·ness n.preposterous (prɪˈpɒstərəs) adjcontrary to nature, reason, or sense; absurd; ridiculous[C16: from Latin praeposterus reversed, from prae in front, before + posterus following] preˈposterously adv preˈposterousness npre•pos•ter•ous (prɪˈpɒs tər əs, -trəs)
adj. completely contrary to nature, reason, or common sense; senseless; foolish. [1535–45; < Latin praeposterus in the wrong order. See pre-, posterior, -ous] pre•pos′ter•ous•ly, adv. pre•pos′ter•ous•ness, n. syn: See absurd. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | preposterous - 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"derisory, laughable, nonsensical, ridiculous, ludicrous, idiotic, absurd, cockeyedfoolish - devoid of good sense or judgment; "foolish remarks"; "a foolish decision" |
preposterousadjective ridiculous, bizarre, incredible, outrageous, shocking, impossible, extreme, crazy, excessive, absurd, foolish, ludicrous, extravagant, unthinkable, unreasonable, insane, irrational, monstrous, senseless, out of the question, laughable, exorbitant, nonsensical, risible, asinine, cockamamie (slang, chiefly U.S.) The whole idea was preposterous.preposterousadjective1. So senseless as to be laughable:absurd, foolish, harebrained, idiotic, imbecilic, insane, lunatic, mad, moronic, nonsensical, silly, softheaded, tomfool, unearthly, zany.Informal: cockeyed, crazy, loony, loopy.Slang: balmy, dippy, dopey, jerky, sappy, wacky.2. Beyond all reason:obscene, outrageous, ridiculous, shocking, unconscionable, unreasonable.Idioms: out of bounds, out of sight.Translationspreposterous (priˈpostərəs) adjective very foolish; ridiculous. 十分荒謬的，愚蠢的 十分荒谬的，愚蠢的 preˈposterously adverb 愚蠢(地) 愚蠢（地）
preposterous
Related to preposterous: besiegingSynonyms for preposterousadj ridiculousSynonyms- ridiculous
- bizarre
- incredible
- outrageous
- shocking
- impossible
- extreme
- crazy
- excessive
- absurd
- foolish
- ludicrous
- extravagant
- unthinkable
- unreasonable
- insane
- irrational
- monstrous
- senseless
- out of the question
- laughable
- exorbitant
- nonsensical
- risible
- asinine
- cockamamie
Synonyms for preposterousadj so senseless as to be laughableSynonyms- absurd
- foolish
- harebrained
- idiotic
- imbecilic
- insane
- lunatic
- mad
- moronic
- nonsensical
- silly
- softheaded
- tomfool
- unearthly
- zany
- cockeyed
- crazy
- loony
- loopy
- balmy
- dippy
- dopey
- jerky
- sappy
- wacky
adj beyond all reasonSynonyms- obscene
- outrageous
- ridiculous
- shocking
- unconscionable
- unreasonable
Synonyms for preposterousadj incongruousSynonyms- derisory
- laughable
- nonsensical
- ridiculous
- ludicrous
- idiotic
- absurd
- cockeyed
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