[syn: nonsense(a), nonsensical]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Nonsensical \Non*sen"si*cal\, a.
Without sense; unmeaning; absurd; foolish; irrational;
preposterous. -- Non*sen"si*cal*ly, adv. --
Non*sen"si*cal*ness, n.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
nonsensical
adj 1: incongruous;inviting ridicule; "the absurd excuse that
the dog ate his homework"; "that's a cockeyed idea"; "ask
a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer"; "a
contribution so small as to be laughable"; "it is
ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion"; "a preposterous
attempt to turn back the pages of history"; "her
conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather
dull children was ridiculous" [syn: absurd, cockeyed,
derisory, idiotic, laughable, ludicrous,
nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculous]
2: having no intelligible meaning; "nonsense syllables"; "a
nonsensical jumble of words" [syn: nonsense(a),
nonsensical]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
45 Moby Thesaurus words for "nonsensical":
Pickwickian, absurd, asinine, askew, beyond belief, bizarre,
cockamamie, crazy, dumb, extravagant, fantastic, fool, foolish,
grotesque, high-flown, idiotic, imbecilic, incredible, irrational,
laughable, loony, ludicrous, mad, meaningless, monstrous, moronic,
nutty, outrageous, outre, poppycockish, preposterous, ridiculous,
rubbishy, screwball, screwy, senseless, silly, skimble-skamble,
stupid, trashy, twaddling, twaddly, warped, weird, wild