ludicrous

1. 1.

   broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce

   “the wild farcical exuberance of a clown”

   “ludicrous green hair”

   Synonymsfarcicalridiculous

   Similarhumorous
2. 2.

   so unreasonable as to invite derision

   “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”

   Synonymsabsurdcockeyedderisoryidioticlaughablenonsensicalpreposterousridiculous

   Similarfoolish

Questions about ludicrous

What does ludicrous mean?

ludicrous means "broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in ludicrous?

ludicrous has 3 syllables: lu-di-crous. The stress falls on "lu". In IPA it is /ˈludəkɹəs/.

What is another word for ludicrous?

Close synonyms include farcical, ridiculous, absurd, cockeyed, derisory. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is ludicrous a common word?

ludicrous is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.