Vocabulary
Absurd
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
wildly unreasonable, illogical, or inappropriate.
Urdu meaning
مضحکہ خیز، بے معنی،لغو،نامعقول
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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Let`s assume and not get needlessly reasonable to question the absurd assumption.Would it not be a distraction, given the loaded assumption, to ask if Firdausi would still have written the Shahnameh had Iran not existed?
Dawn Editorials —
Suppose Iran didn`t exist
— 2026-04-21
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An Indian journalist wrote a play not long ago with a similarly absurd theme and titled it The Muslim Vanishes.
Dawn Editorials —
Suppose Iran didn`t exist
— 2026-04-21
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The list of absurd claims by the minister is long.
Dawn Editorials —
Indecent remarks
— 2026-03-28
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Right from the get-go?` The director responds: `Well, first of all, the film takes place in Denmark in the 1750s.The question is absurd.
Dawn Editorials —
The mockery trap
— 2026-02-22
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For them, this clip is ammunition.One journalist`s absurd question has become proof that all conversations about diversity in the media or academia are stupid.
Dawn Editorials —
The mockery trap
— 2026-02-22
Synonyms
preposterous, ridiculous, ludicrous, farcical, laughable, risible; idiotic, stupid, foolish,
Antonyms
reasonable, sensible
Curator example
“the allegations are patently absurd”
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