Ludicrous
Ludicrous adjective - Causing or intended to cause laughter.
Offensive and ludicrous are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Offensive" instead an adjective "Ludicrous".
Nearby Word: ludicrously
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Much like the episode with the blackface minstrels, it managed to avoid being offensive just by being utterly ludicrous.
Source: Series / Jeeves and Wooster - Villain Protagonist Black Mage from 8-Bit Theater demonstrates a ludicrous level of racism in one strip, acting like an offensive Japanese stereotype while impersonating Black Belt.
Source: Politically Incorrect Villain -
The Noodle Incident is something from the past that is sometimes referred to but never explained, with the implication that it's just too ludicrous for words—or perhaps too offensive for depiction—and the reality that any explanation would fall short of audience expectations.
Source: Noodle Incident
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Offensive and Ludicrous. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/ludicrous/offensive
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