Antonyms for nonsensical


Grammar : Adj
Spell : non-sen-si-kuh l
Phonetic Transcription : nɒnˈsɛn sɪ kəl


Definition of nonsensical

Origin :
  • 1650s, from nonsense + -ical. Related: Nonsensically.
  • adj absurd
Example sentences :
  • That is, I really have a notion of why I have collected all the nonsensical things there are.
  • Extract from : « Alarms and Discursions » by G. K. Chesterton
  • What nonsensical scheme about making me an inspector of this or a collector of that?
  • Extract from : « Davenport Dunn, Volume 2 (of 2) » by Charles James Lever
  • Aleck, why are you so nonsensical as to pretend you don't see it's for you?
  • Extract from : « The Story of the White-Rock Cove » by Anonymous
  • I notice there's no nonsensical chatter when you want to ask for something to eat.
  • Extract from : « Space Prison » by Tom Godwin
  • The fervour of his words was nonsensical, but his intention, alas, was becoming clear.
  • Extract from : « Tutors' Lane » by Wilmarth Lewis
  • These comments of the rabbins are accordingly frivolous and nonsensical.
  • Extract from : « Commentary on Genesis, Vol. II » by Martin Luther
  • A mere wind-bag, that's what he is, with a lot of nonsensical ideas about his own importance.
  • Extract from : « Virginia » by Ellen Glasgow
  • I must confess that I get lonely for some one who talks my kind of nonsensical talk.
  • Extract from : « Dear Enemy » by Jean Webster
  • All that is what seems to me so nonsensical, so uncalled for.
  • Extract from : « You Never Can Tell » by George Bernard Shaw
  • The ridiculous or the nonsensical is worthy only to be laughed at.
  • Extract from : « English Synonyms and Antonyms » by James Champlin Fernald

Synonyms for nonsensical

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