How to say "absurd" in Japanese

• めちゃくちゃJLPT N2approx.Common
  na-adjective, nounCovers 'absurd' as nonsensical or ridiculous, often with a sense of things being a mess or out of order. Typical when plans, speech, or situations strike you as sheer nonsense.
• 無茶むちゃJLPT N1approx.Common
  na-adjective, nounBest for 'absurd' in the sense of unreasonable or ridiculous excess — demanding or doing something reckless that defies common sense, such as an absurd request or an absurdly strenuous undertaking.
  君きみがそれをたった一人ひとりでやろうなんてむちゃだ。↗

  You are mad to try to do it all alone.
• むちゃくちゃJLPT N1approx.Common
  na-adjectiveAs a yojijukugo variant of めちゃくちゃ, it covers nonsensical, unreasonable, or unrealistic absurdity. Choose it when the absurd thing is illogical or detached from reality, whether describing talk, prices, or plans.
• 不条理ふじょうりCommon
  na-adjective, nounThe word for 'absurd' as a violation of logic or reason — irrational and illogical. It suits philosophical or formal contexts, such as the absurdity of the world or an absurd rule that defies rational explanation.
• 荒唐無稽こうとうむけいCommon
  na-adjective, nounCovers 'absurd' as preposterous and nonsensical — stories or claims so far-fetched they defy belief. As a yojijukugo it has a literary flavor, fitting tall tales, groundless rumors, or fanciful fabrications.
  荒唐無稽こうとうむけいと皆みなに言いわれた彼かれのビジネスプランだけど、今いまとなっては我々われわれの不明ふめいを恥はじるしかないのかね。↗

  Every one of us who ridiculed his business plan as a bunch of hokum should be embarrassed we did.

Use 「めちゃくちゃ」 or 「むちゃくちゃ」 for chaotic nonsense, 無茶 for reckless unreasonableness, 不条理 for logical absurdity, and 荒唐無稽 for something wildly far-fetched.

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• めちゃくちゃabsurd
• 無茶むちゃabsurd
• むちゃくちゃnonsensical
• 不条理ふじょうりabsurd
• 荒唐無稽こうとうむけいabsurd
• 馬鹿らしいばからしいabsurd
• とんでもないunthinkable
• 法外ほうがいexorbitant
• 不合理ふごうりirrational
• 理不尽りふじんunreasonable
• 言語道断ごんごどうだんoutrageous
• 不見識ふけんしきthoughtless
• わやunreasonable
• ばかばかしいabsurd
• はちゃめちゃabsurd
• 荒唐こうとうabsurd
• 馬鹿げたばかげたabsurd
• バカくさいabsurd
• 沙汰の外さたのほかabsurd
• 滅相めっそうextravagant
• たわいないsilly
• とてつもないextravagant
• たわいもないsilly
• 片腹痛いかたはらいたいridiculous
• 由なきよしなきmeaningless
• 愚にもつかないぐにもつかないfoolish
• たわいのないsilly
• ちゃんちゃらおかしいridiculous
• とんでもはっぷんit'll never happen
• 無稽むけいunfounded
• 笑止しょうしlaughable
• 途方もないとほうもないextraordinary
• アホくさいridiculous
• 突拍子もないとっぴょうしもないastounding
• ばかみたいfoolish
• めちゃabsurd
• めちゃめちゃabsurd
• 傑作けっさく(unintentionally) hilarious
• 滑稽こっけいridiculous
• 俳諧はいかいabsurd
• つまらないabsurd
• 逆しまさかしまunreasonable
• くだらないstupid
• ばかstupid
• 凄まじいすさまじいappalling
• ありえないunthinkable
• べらぼうabsurd
• つまらぬabsurd
• つまらんabsurd
• 軽忽きょうこつabsurd
• おこがましいridiculous
• めっぽうextraordinary
• 無体むたいunreasonable
• しようのないfoolish
• くだらんstupid
• くだらぬstupid
• おぞいdisgusting
• むやみexcessive
• むやみやたらexcessive