Antonyms for preposterous

Grammar : Adj

Spell : pri-pos-ter-uhs, -truhs

Phonetic Transcription : prɪˈpɒs tər əs, -trəs

Definition of preposterous

Origin : 1540s, from Latin praeposterus "absurd, contrary to nature, inverted, perverted, in reverse order," literally "before-behind" (cf. topsy-turvy, cart before the horse), from prae "before" + posterus "subsequent." Related: Preposterously; preposterousness.

adj ridiculous, bizarre

Example sentences :

How preposterous in him to mention his dead sister's name to her!
Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden

It was to him preposterous, for she was one of that underworld against which he was ruthlessly at war.
Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana

They created the most preposterous romances; and could not get the credit of creating them.
Extract from : « Alarms and Discursions » by G. K. Chesterton

What proof have you, woman, of your preposterous allegation?
Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98 February 15, 1890 » by Various

All too fearfully I divined their preposterous significance.
Extract from : « Ruggles of Red Gap » by Harry Leon Wilson

Your demand is preposterous, but we have to agree to it, as we cannot help ourselves.
Extract from : « Bremen Cotton Exchange » by Andreas Wilhelm Cramer

Did it imply that Richard was in any way involved—but that was preposterous.
Extract from : « The Film of Fear » by Arnold Fredericks

I may say it of our preposterous use of books,—He knew not what to do, and so he read.
Extract from : « Essays, First Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson

The idea that he did not love Nellie I knew was preposterous.
Extract from : « The Rise of Roscoe Paine » by Joseph C. Lincoln

But St. Auban had a bargain to drive—a preposterous one methought.
Extract from : « The Suitors of Yvonne » by Raphael Sabatini

Synonyms for preposterous

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