Dictionary of synonyms

Synonyms and antonyms of the word: preposterous

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Additionally, Coelen commented on Dang's false imprisonment claim, calling it "preposterous."

Source: https://www.aceshowbiz.com/news/view/00213010.html

Based on a South Korean singing competition called The King of Mask Singer has a premise so preposterous it has to be seen to be believed.

Source: https://collider.com/best-network-reality-tv-shows/

But he called those concerns "preposterous" and said that today's AI systems are still not as smart as a cat.

Source: https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/ai-and-you-nyc-mayor-cant-really-speak-mandarin-the-ai-money-trail-who-sets-the-rules/

But if Spurs do feel compelled to at least try and sell him and if there are any indications that Kane might want to leave this summer, the idea Manchester United will remain uninterested is verging on the preposterous.

Source: https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/harry-kane-man-utd-transfer-30587294

FAA says Elon Musk's Starlink satellites could KILL someone by 2035 - but SpaceX calls report 'preposterous,.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12621295/Monkey-received-pig-kidney-transplant-survives-two-years.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

Females react differently to male athletes in so many areas, that to assume, as is currently the case, that identical training methods are appropriate, with identical results expected, is preposterous.

Source: https://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/23536186.time-world-class-research-female-athletes-injuries/?ref=rss

I know Queen Elizabeth University Hospital very well and for anyone to suggest that the location where people stand to pray could in anyway invade someone’s privacy or intimidate anyone, is preposterous.

Source: https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/23346180.letters-snp-must-leave-religion-alone-focus-big-issues/?ref=rss

"It is preposterous that, after teaching for more than 20 years, St. Philips would fire Dr. Varkey for teaching basic, widely accepted biology," explained Keisha Russell, counsel for First Liberty Institute.

Source: https://www.wnd.com/2023/06/preposterous-biology-professor-fired-teaching-basic-biology/

"It's preposterous, it's a non-excuse because they've known since November last year that she was eligible for assessment," he said.

Source: https://www.baytoday.ca/national-news/lawyer-blasts-ottawa-for-preposterous-delay-in-assessing-canadian-woman-in-syria-6813744

No individual seeking real freedom could participate in such nonsensical and preposterous imbecility, but then has not that always been the way of this country and many others.

Source: https://www.lewrockwell.com/2023/11/gary-d-barnett/it-seems-most-all-of-society-is-going-about-the-problem-of-injustice-fraud-and-tyranny-the-wrong-way/

On at least one occasion, someone roasted some bulbs with oil and vinegar, which is the germ of truth in Mackay’s preposterous tale.

Source: https://www.ft.com/content/0712b457-685d-4740-aacc-5610dba6ebe5

On the few occasions Diana did talk about being Queen, it was either accompanied by gales of laughter at such a preposterous idea or a wistfulness at the prospect of what might have been: not least wearing what she called ‘all those Cinderella dresses’.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/columnists/article-12048557/A-tantalising-insight-Princesss-confidant-RICHARD-KAY.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

Peter Swanson has a clear, conversational writing style that makes even his most preposterous plots seem reasonable.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/06/books/review/new-thrillers-peter-swanson.html

She has also accused Mr Ross of having "cast himself as a pantomime villain with his preposterous and narrow-minded attacks on a simple and innocent community event".

Source: https://www.heraldscotland.com/business_hq/23574809.world-gone-mad-children/?ref=rss

The film series – from its humble 2001 beginnings as a street-racing crime drama, through to its latest instalment, the bombastic, preposterous (out this week) – is basically Hollywood’s answer to the Big Mac.

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/fast-x-and-furious-cars-vin-diesel-b2340667.html

The publisher hit back at the allegations, describing them at the time as “preposterous smears” and a “pre-planned and orchestrated attempt to drag the Mail titles into the phone-hacking scandal”.

Source: https://www.expressandstar.com/entertainment/showbiz/2023/01/12/mail-publisher-in-bid-to-end-high-court-cases-over-alleged-unlawful-activity/

The thing is, no matter how preposterous Angela Lansbury or the show runners of was a massive, beloved hit because of its premise.

Source: https://collider.com/friends-cancelled-murder-she-wrote/

This was a preposterous idea, the heckler retorted; crypto is used for so much more than that.

Source: https://www.ft.com/content/83b5932f-df6f-47a6-bf39-aa0c3172a098

You are right to laugh because it's preposterous," he told SNP members.

Source: https://www.heraldscotland.com/politics/23380708.yousaf-claim-final-snp-hustings-fm-nomination-raises-eyebrows/?ref=rss