Qualities
Synonyms for ridiculous
Synonyms for ridiculous: absurd, farcical and silly. Every one of them is a hand audited pair from the Synonym Stack word bank, shown below in the sense it fits, in a real sentence, and beside the words that only look close.
The 3 synonyms for ridiculous
Interchangeable with ridiculous in this sense
Audited under ridiculous's own entry, so the meaning quoted is the one ridiculous carries in that sense.
- absurdadjective, in the sense "so unreasonable as to invite derision"
Recorded from the other side of the pair
These entries were written under the other word and name ridiculous as the true synonym, so the sense quoted is theirs.
Two directions, one standard: one audited under ridiculous and two under the partner word. Nothing here was expanded out of a thesaurus.
so unreasonable as to invite derision
Her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous.
The true synonym
absurd
Same sentence, swapped: Her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was absurd.
Close but different
The game shows these three beside the answer. Each is a real word with a real meaning and none of them fits the slot ridiculous is in above, which is the point the reason line makes.
- pathetic
- rough
- indecent
Where ridiculous turns up in the game
ridiculous is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 2, Treeline. It also sits on the board as one of the three wrong tiles in four other puzzles, where the answer is a different word entirely.
The puzzles where ridiculous is the trap
- fantasticadjective, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is wonderful, in the sense "extraordinarily good or great", and ridiculous is one of the three tiles that lose.
- patheticadjective, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is poor, in the sense "deserving or inciting pity", so ridiculous is there to be ruled out.
- wildadjective, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is waste, in the sense "located in a dismal or remote area", with ridiculous sitting one tile away.
- wildadjective, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is risky, in the sense "involving risk or danger", with ridiculous sitting one tile away.
Play ridiculous
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so ridiculous reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.
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The ring widens as it goes, from qualities at Treeline outward to the whole bank.
The wrong tile gets explained too
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. ridiculous carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.