All preposterous synonyms
preΒ·posΒ·terΒ·ous
P p noun preposterous
- insaneness β Insanity; madness.
- obliquity β the state of being oblique.
- ludicrousness β The state or quality of being ludicrous.
- carrying-on β unconventional or questionable behaviour
- icing on the cake β a sweet mixture, cooked or uncooked, for coating or filling cakes, cookies, and the like; icing.
- foolery β foolish action or conduct.
- absurdity β the quality or state of being absurd; nonsense
- imbecility β an instance or point of weakness; feebleness; incapability.
- outrageousness β of the nature of or involving gross injury or wrong: an outrageous slander.
- zaniness β ludicrously or whimsically comical; clownish.
- immoderation β lack of moderation.
- wildness β living in a state of nature; not tamed or domesticated: a wild animal; wild geese.
- inadvisability β not advisable; inexpedient; unwise.
- irresponsibilities β said, done, or characterized by a lack of a sense of responsibility: His refusal to work shows him to be completely irresponsible.
- foolishness β resulting from or showing a lack of sense; ill-considered; unwise: a foolish action, a foolish speech.
adjective preposterous
- nonsensical β (of words or language) having little or no meaning; making little or no sense: A baby's babbling is appealingly nonsensical.
- gelastic β Pertaining to laughter, used in laughing, or to be the subject of laughter.
- laffer β (entertainment industry) A comedy.
- outrageous β of the nature of or involving gross injury or wrong: an outrageous slander.
- exorbitant β (of a price or amount charged) unreasonably high.
- nerdy β Slang. of or like a nerd.
- outlandish β freakishly or grotesquely strange or odd, as appearance, dress, objects, ideas, or practices; bizarre: outlandish clothes; outlandish questions.
- egregious β Outstandingly bad; shocking.
adj preposterous
- hammy β characteristic of a person who overacts.
- cockamamy β ridiculous, pointless, or nonsensical: full of wild schemes and cockamamie ideas.
- loco β locoweed.
- fairytale β a story, usually for children, about elves, hobgoblins, dragons, fairies, or other magical creatures.
- grody β repulsive; disgusting; nauseating.
- imbecilic β of, relating to, or characteristic of an imbecile.
- fantastic β conceived or appearing as if conceived by an unrestrained imagination; odd and remarkable; bizarre; grotesque: fantastic rock formations; fantastic designs.
- ridiculous β causing or worthy of ridicule or derision; absurd; preposterous; laughable: a ridiculous plan.
- cockeyed β If you say that an idea or scheme is cockeyed, you mean that you think it is very unlikely to succeed.
- around the bend β to force (an object, especially a long or thin one) from a straight form into a curved or angular one, or from a curved or angular form into some different form: to bend an iron rod into a hoop.
- monstrous β frightful or hideous, especially in appearance; extremely ugly.
- ill-conceived β badly conceived or planned: an ill-conceived project.
- illogical β not logical; contrary to or disregardful of the rules of logic; unreasoning: an illogical reply.
- muddleheaded β confused in one's thinking; blundering: a muddleheaded assertion.
- droll β amusing in an odd way; whimsically humorous; waggish.
- fanciful β characterized by or showing fancy; capricious or whimsical in appearance: a fanciful design of butterflies and flowers.
- grotesque β odd or unnatural in shape, appearance, or character; fantastically ugly or absurd; bizarre.
- loopy β full of loops.
- mad as a hatter β mentally disturbed; deranged; insane; demented.
- foolish β resulting from or showing a lack of sense; ill-considered; unwise: a foolish action, a foolish speech.
- improper β not proper; not strictly belonging, applicable, correct, etc.; erroneous: He drew improper conclusions from the scant evidence.
- in-correct β not correct as to fact; inaccurate; wrong: an incorrect statement.
- infeasible β not feasible; impracticable.
- for the birds β any warm-blooded vertebrate of the class Aves, having a body covered with feathers, forelimbs modified into wings, scaly legs, a beak, and no teeth, and bearing young in a hard-shelled egg.
- casuistic β of or having to do with casuistry or casuists
- derisory β If you describe something such as an amount of money as derisory, you are emphasizing that it is so small or inadequate that it seems silly or not worth considering.