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Meanings and definitions of "preposterous"

Adjective

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"

Synonyms:

• absurd
• cockeyed
• derisory
• idiotic
• laughable
• ludicrous
• nonsensical
• preposterous
• ridiculous