Fatuous
Fatuous adjective - Not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily.
Usage example: the fatuous questions that the audience members asked after the lecture suggested to the oceanographer that they had understood little
Preposterous is a synonym for fatuous in ridiculous topic. In some cases you can use "Preposterous" instead an adjective "Fatuous".
Preposterous
Preposterous adjective - Showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment.
Usage example: a preposterous suggestion to go swimming in this freezing weather
Fatuous is a synonym for preposterous. Sometimes you can use "Fatuous" instead an adjective "Preposterous".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- stupid and fatuous
- stupid and preposterous
- foolish and fatuous
- foolish and preposterous
- crazy and fatuous
- crazy and preposterous
- silly and fatuous
- silly and preposterous
- senseless and fatuous
- senseless and preposterous
- absurd and fatuous
- absurd and preposterous
- unreasonable and fatuous
- unreasonable and preposterous
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