preposterous

Letters that make preposterous

s, o, e, p, r, t, u are letters that make 'preposterous'

Words within preposterous

ER, rep, os, OS, epos, re, te, PR, PO, Post, Rous, Ro, post, prep, poster, US, Po, Re, Er, Os, Pr, Te are words within 'preposterous'


1 possible definitions for 'preposterous'

Preposterous as "incongruous, inviting ridicule"

Under this definition, preposterous is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

laughable, nonsensical, idiotic, ridiculous, cockeyed, ludicrous, derisory, absurd have the same meaning as 'preposterous'

Derivatives of preposterous

silliness, fatuity, fatuousness, deride, absurdity, absurdness, ridiculousness are derivatives of 'preposterous'.

Similar to preposterous

foolish is similar to preposterous.

Example of preposterous used within this context

"the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework", "that's a cockeyed idea", "ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer", "a contribution so small as to be laughable", "it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion", "a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history", "her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous"



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