dict_dl/en_MWThesaurus/lud_MWT.json

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{
"ludicrousness":{
"as in absurdity , irony":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"absurdity",
"irony",
"laughableness",
"ridiculousness",
"amusement",
"enjoyment",
"fun",
"pleasure",
"whimsicality",
"wittiness",
"wryness",
"comedy",
"comic",
"comicality",
"drollery",
"drollness",
"funniness",
"hilariousness",
"humor",
"humorousness",
"richness",
"uproariousness",
"burlesque",
"caricature",
"farce",
"jest",
"lampoon",
"parody",
"satire",
"slapstick",
"spoof",
"takeoff",
"jocularity",
"jokiness",
"playfulness",
"waggishness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"pathos",
"agony",
"anguish",
"dolor",
"grief",
"heartache",
"heartbreak",
"misery",
"sorrow",
"torment",
"torture",
"tribulation",
"woe",
"gravity",
"seriousness",
"soberness",
"solemnity",
"solemnness",
"somberness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ludicrous":{
"causing or intended to cause laughter":{
"examples":[
"the ludicrous sight of their teacher in a Halloween costume"
],
"synonyms":[
"antic",
"chucklesome",
"comedic",
"comic",
"comical",
"droll",
"farcical",
"funny",
"hilarious",
"humoristic",
"humorous",
"hysterical",
"hysteric",
"killing",
"laughable",
"ridiculous",
"riotous",
"risible",
"screaming",
"sidesplitting",
"uproarious"
],
"near synonyms":[
"amusing",
"diverting",
"entertaining",
"clownish",
"knockabout",
"slapstick",
"slapsticky",
"zany",
"facetious",
"flip",
"flippant",
"pert",
"smart",
"smart-aleck",
"smart-alecky",
"snickery",
"jocular",
"playful",
"waggish",
"campy",
"jokey",
"joky",
"priceless",
"rich",
"whimsical",
"witty",
"wry",
"blithesome",
"gleeful",
"jocose",
"jocund",
"jolly",
"jovial",
"laughing",
"mad",
"merry",
"mirthful"
],
"near antonyms":[
"earnest",
"grave",
"no-nonsense",
"sedate",
"serious",
"severe",
"sober",
"sobersided",
"solemn",
"somber",
"sombre",
"staid",
"unsmiling",
"weighty",
"affecting",
"moving",
"poignant",
"touching",
"tragic",
"tragical",
"lachrymose",
"mournful",
"sad",
"sorrowful",
"tearful",
"woeful"
],
"antonyms":[
"humorless",
"lame",
"unamusing",
"uncomic",
"unfunny",
"unhumorous",
"unhysterical"
]
},
"so foolish or pointless as to be worthy of scornful laughter":{
"examples":[
"a ludicrous and easily detected attempt to forge his father's signature on a note to school"
],
"synonyms":[
"absurd",
"cockamamy",
"cockamamie",
"comical",
"derisive",
"derisory",
"farcical",
"laughable",
"pathetic",
"preposterous",
"ridiculous",
"risible",
"silly"
],
"near synonyms":[
"asinine",
"brainless",
"dumb",
"fatuous",
"foolish",
"half-baked",
"half-witted",
"harebrained",
"idiotic",
"idiotical",
"imbecile",
"imbecilic",
"inane",
"jerky",
"moronic",
"nonsensical",
"simpleminded",
"stupid",
"unwise",
"weak-minded",
"witless",
"balmy",
"cockeyed",
"crazy",
"cuckoo",
"daffy",
"daft",
"dotty",
"insane",
"kooky",
"kookie",
"loony",
"looney",
"lunatic",
"mad",
"nutty",
"screwball",
"senseless",
"wacky",
"whacky",
"fantastic",
"fantastical",
"far-fetched",
"inconceivable",
"incredible",
"unbelievable",
"unreal",
"unrealistic",
"unreasonable",
"illogical",
"irrational"
],
"near antonyms":[
"earnest",
"serious",
"solemn",
"believable",
"conceivable",
"credible",
"logical",
"rational",
"realistic",
"reasonable",
"sensible"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
}
}