Ridiculous

adjAntonymSSC PYQ × 5

/rɪdˈɪkjələs/ · रिडिक्यलस

Meaning

Deserving mockery, absurd

हिंदी अर्थ

हास्यास्पद, बेतुका

Synonyms · पर्यायवाची
Antonyms · विलोम
SensibleReasonable
Example sentences

The excuse was ridiculous and everyone knew it.

It is ridiculous to blame the paper for weak revision.

Daily use: Ridiculous bahana tha.

Word forms
Ridicule nRidicule vRidiculous adjRidiculously adv
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Ridiculous, ridicule से बना है — मज़ाक़ उड़ाना। जो बात इतनी बेतुकी हो कि लोग उस पर हँसें, वह ridicule के लायक है, यानी ridiculous; sensible इसका उल्टा।

Ridiculous comes from ridicule, to make fun of. Anything so silly that people laugh at it deserves ridicule, so it is ridiculous; sensible is its opposite.

Exam note

Absurd, ludicrous और preposterous common synonym हैं; sensible और reasonable antonym हैं।

Absurd, ludicrous and preposterous are the usual synonyms; sensible and reasonable are the antonyms.

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