ridiculous

ridiculous is a 10-letter English word with 5 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Fitted to excite ridicule; absurd and laughable; unworthy of serious consideration; as, a ridiculous dress or behavior. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

10 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 17 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Fitted to excite ridicule; absurd and laughable; unworthy of serious consideration; as, a ridiculous dress or behavior.
2. adjective. Involving or expressing ridicule.
3. adjective. inspiring scornful pity- Dashiell Hammett

   "how silly an ardent and unsuccessful wooer can be especially if he is getting on in years"

   Synonyms: pathetic, silly

4. adjective. broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce

   "the wild farcical exuberance of a clown"

   "ludicrous green hair"

   Synonyms: farcical, ludicrous

5. adjective. incongruous;inviting ridicule

   "the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework"

   "that's a cockeyed idea"

   Synonyms: absurd, cockeyed, derisory, idiotic, laughable, ludicrous, nonsensical, preposterous

Synonyms

pathetic, silly, farcical, ludicrous, absurd, cockeyed, derisory, idiotic, laughable, nonsensical, preposterous

Common word forms

ridiculously, ridiculousness

Words from these letters

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