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Definition of
Preposterous
Preposterous
pre·pos·ter·ous
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Definition/Meaning
(adjective)
completely ridiculous or absurd due to being entirely contrary to common sense, reason, or nature;
e.g. The leader gave preposterous advice that even they knew was senseless.
Opposite Words
A posteriori
Alert
Analytic
Answerable
Believable
Businesslike
Cognitive
Coherent
Conceivable
Consequent
Contingent
Credible
Creditable
Earnest
Earnestly
Exceptional
Explicable
Feasible
Good
Grave
Humorless
Hyperintelligent
Imaginable
Likely
Nimble
No-nonsense
Perspicacious
Plausible
Po-faced
Possible
Practicable
Presumptive
Probable
Professional
Realistic
Sedate
Serious
Severe
Sober
Sobersided
Solemn
Soluble
Solvable
Unsmiling
Valid
Validity
Viability
Viable
Weighty
Well-advised
Well-founded
Well-grounded
Witted
Workable
Related Words
Alice-in-Wonderland
Asinine
Balmy
Bizarro
Blatant
Bloated
Bonehead
Brain-dead
Brainless
Brash
Clueless
Cockeyed
Conspicuous
Crazy
Cuckoo
Daffy
Daft
Dense
Dim
Dim-witted
Disconnected
Disjointed
Dopey
Dorky
Doubtful
Dubious
Dull
Dumb
Eccentric
Egregious
Empty
Empty-headed
Exaggerated
Extravagant
Fallacious
Fantastic
Far-fetched
Far-out
Farcical
Fatuous
Flagrant
Flimsy
Foolish
Funny
Glaring
Gormless
Graceless
Grotesque
Groundless
Half-baked
Harebrained
Hopeless
Idiotic
Ill-advised
Illegitimate
Illogical
Imbecile
Implausible
Impossible
Improbable
Imprudent
Inadvisable
Inane
Incoherent
Inconceivable
Inconsequential
Incredible
Incredulous
Indiscreet
Inflated
Injudicious
Insane
Insoluble
Insuperable
Irrational
It
Jerky
Kafkaesque
Kinky
Kooky
Lamebrain
Laughable
Loony
Ludicrous
Lunatic
Mad
Meaningless
Mindless
Nonrational
Nonvalid
Nutty
Obtuse
Obvious
Odd
Opaque
Out-of-the-way
Outlandish
Outsize
Overdrawn
Overweening
Patent
Peculiar
Pinheaded
Pointless
Pronounced
Quaint
Queer
Questionable
Quirky
Rank
Ridiculous
Screwball
Screwy
Senseless
Simple
Simpleminded
Slow
Slow-witted
Soft
Softheaded
Strange
Striking
Stupid
Surreal
Tactless
Thick
Thick-witted
Thickheaded
Unapt
Unattainable
Unbelievable
Unconnected
Unconvincing
Undiplomatic
Undoable
Unfounded
Unimaginable
Unintelligent
Unlikely
Unreal
Unrealistic
Unrealizable
Unreasonable
Unreasoning
Unsmart
Unsolvable
Unsound
Unsubstantiated
Unsupported
Unthinkable
Unwarranted
Unwise
Vacuous
Wacky
Way-out
Weak
Weak-minded
Weird
Whacky
Witless
Witted
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