Preposterous
Preposterous adjective - So foolish or pointless as to be worthy of scornful laughter.
Usage example: the movie thriller had such a preposterous plot that we were on the edge of our seats snickering
Unrealistic and preposterous are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Unrealistic" instead an adjective "Preposterous".
Unrealistic
Unrealistic adjective - Not realistic.
Preposterous and unrealistic are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Preposterous" instead an adjective "Unrealistic".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- extravagant and preposterous
- extravagant and unrealistic
- fanciful and preposterous
- fanciful and unrealistic
- wild and preposterous
- wild and unrealistic
- foolish and preposterous
- foolish and unrealistic
- irrational and preposterous
- irrational and unrealistic
- crazy and preposterous
- crazy and unrealistic
- incredible and preposterous
- incredible and unrealistic
Both words in one sentence
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Not Distracted by the Sexy: Siskel derided the sex scene in Disclosure, saying it was unrealistic for the boss to sleep with an employee on the first night: Siskel: This is a totally preposterous scene, no matter how much you like looking at these actors' bodies.
Source: Series / Siskel & Ebert
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