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Words related to ludicrous
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funny
funnies. comic strips. Also called funny paper. the section of a newspaper reserved for comic strips, word games, etc. -
burlesque
A burlesque is a performance or a piece of writing that makes fun of something by copying it in an exaggerated way. You can also use burlesque to refer to a situation in real life that is like this. -
absurd
If you say that something is absurd, you are criticizing it because you think that it is ridiculous or that it does not make sense. -
antic
an actor in a ludicrous or grotesque part; clown; buffoon -
anticlimax
You can describe something as an anticlimax if it disappoints you because it happens after something that was very exciting, or because it is not as exciting as you expected. -
bathos
In literary criticism, bathos is a sudden change in speech or writing from a serious or important subject to a ridiculous or very ordinary one.