ludicrous
adjective/ˈluːdɪkrəs/
/ˈluːdɪkrəs/
- unreasonable; that you cannot take seriously synonym absurd, ridiculous
- a ludicrous suggestion
- It was ludicrous to think that the plan could succeed.
- He is paid a ludicrous amount of money.
Extra Examples- The whole idea is absolutely ludicrous!
- These allegations are absolutely ludicrous.
- This is ludicrous! Of course no one's going to murder you!
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- appear
- be
- look
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- absolutely
- completely
- just
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Word Originearly 17th cent. (in the sense ‘sportive, intended as a jest’): from Latin ludicrus (probably from ludicrum ‘stage play’) + -ous.
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