Preposterous
Preposterous adjective - Conceived or made without regard for reason or reality.
Puerile and preposterous are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Puerile" instead an adjective "Preposterous".
Puerile
Puerile adjective - Having or showing the annoying qualities (as silliness) associated with children.
Preposterous and puerile are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Preposterous" instead an adjective "Puerile".
Nearby Word: puerility
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- stupid and preposterous
- stupid and puerile
- foolish and preposterous
- foolish and puerile
- irrational and preposterous
- irrational and puerile
- crazy and preposterous
- crazy and puerile
- silly and preposterous
- silly and puerile
- senseless and preposterous
- senseless and puerile
- absurd and preposterous
- absurd and puerile
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