Dumb
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
Mutual synonyms
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.
Source: Lightmare Fuel -
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 -
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.
Source: Series / The Crystal Maze
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