Dumb and Ludicrous

Dumb

Dumb adjective - Deliberately refraining from speech.

Ludicrous and dumb are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ludicrous" instead an adjective "Dumb".

Nearby Words: dumbness, dumbly, dumbed, dumbing

Ludicrous

Ludicrous adjective - So foolish or pointless as to be worthy of scornful laughter.
Usage example: a ludicrous and easily detected attempt to forge his father's signature on a note to school

Dumb and ludicrous are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dumb" instead an adjective "Ludicrous".

Nearby Word: ludicrously

Both words in one sentence

  • BrainDead is a textbook example of this, since the amount of gore and horror is so ludicrous mixed with dumb humor that it's pretty damn funny.
  • Death World It has ludicrous temperature extremes, and a vast array of downright unpleasant wildlife (that is also lethally poisonous to eat, although if you were dumb enough to eat a tread-snail, you had it coming).
    Source: Death World
  • Series / The Crystal Maze Time Travel: Some of the challenges seem to take place in a medieval time period, or the future, or something similar... Too Dumb to Live: Several contestants, although this is probably the most ludicrous example.
Cite this Source
Ludicrous and Dumb. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dumb/ludicrous
Dumb & Ludicrous. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/dumb/ludicrous>.
Ludicrous or Dumb. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/dumb/ludicrous.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "dumb" and "ludicrous" have occurred on timeline