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Antonyms for ludicrous

Grammar : Adj
Spell : loo-di-kruhs
Phonetic Transcription : ˈlu dɪ krəs

Definition of ludicrous

Origin :
  • 1610s, "pertaining to play or sport," from Latin ludicrus, from ludicrum "a sport, game, toy, source of amusement, joke," from ludere "to play," which, with Latin ludus "a game, play," perhaps is from Etruscan, or perhaps from PIE root *leid- "to play." Sense of "ridiculous" is attested from 1782. Related: Ludicrously; ludicrousness.
  • adj absurd, ridiculous
Example sentences :
  • I do not know whether the sight to you would have been pitiful or ludicrous.
  • Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
  • "There is a ludicrous side to it which you do not see," he said.
  • Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
  • His surprise would have been ludicrous but for the seriousness of the situation to all concerned.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • The way she spoke was ludicrous, but what she said was mostly plain truth.
  • Extract from : « The Fortune Hunter » by Louis Joseph Vance
  • Stryker turned upon him an expression at once ludicrous, piteous and hateful.
  • Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance
  • And yet, to steal the Peaceful Hart ranch—the idea was ludicrous.
  • Extract from : « Good Indian » by B. M. Bower
  • Ludicrous as this may appear, the farce, we all know, soon turned to tragedy.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 9 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • The crest is a bubble, and really the effect produced by it is most ludicrous.
  • Extract from : « Vivian Grey » by Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli
  • How ludicrous is the incipient inebriety of a man who wears spectacles!
  • Extract from : « Vivian Grey » by Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli
  • He would have been a ludicrous object but for the intense earnestness of his expression.
  • Extract from : « The Avenger » by E. Phillips Oppenheim

Synonyms for ludicrous

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