The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word INANE , but the solution may also be ABSURD which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in LA Times).
Ridiculous crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| INANE | 55 % | 5 |
| ABSURD | 14 % | 6 |
| ASININE | 7 % | 7 |
| IDIOTIC | 5 % | 7 |
| INSANE | 4 % | 6 |
| BAH | 4 % | 3 |
| NUTTY | 3 % | 5 |
| SILLY | 2 % | 5 |
| PSHAW | 2 % | 5 |
| SENSELESS | 1 % | 9 |
| SCREWY | 1 % | 6 |
| FARCICAL | 1 % | 8 |
| FORTHEBIRDS | 1 % | 11 |
| JERKY | 1 % | 5 |
| DOTTY | 1 % | 5 |
Why may ABSURD be the right solution?
The word "absurd" means extremely ridiculous or nonsensical, making it a suitable answer for the clue "ridiculous".
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Ridiculous
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- ludicrous
- silly
- derisory
- preposterous
- foolish
- farcical
- humourous
- humorous
- absurd
- pathetic
- undignified
- nonsensical
Crossword Answer definitions
INANE noun- That which is void or empty.
- Lacking sense or meaning (often to the point of boredom or annoyance)
- Purposeless; pointless
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result INANE
More clues leading to the result ABSURD
- Preposterous
- Ludicrous
- Like Ionesco's plays
- Ionesco-esque?
- Ridiculous
- Theater of the ___
- Nonsensical
- Laughably foolish
- Laughable
- Cockamamie
More clues leading to the result ASININE
- Utterly silly
- Utterly stupid
- Completely idiotic
- Dumber than dumb
- Laughable
- Silly
- Extremely silly
- Ridiculous
- Dopey
- Foolhardy
More clues leading to the result IDIOTIC
- Senseless
- Nonsensical
- Foolish
- Typical of a dope
- Extremely stupid
- Ridiculous
- Dumb and dumber
- Stupid to the max
- Nutty
- Beyond stupid
More clues leading to the result INSANE
- Mad
- Moonstruck
- Preposterous
- Bonkers
- Non compos mentis
- Cuckoo
- Nuts or bananas
- Cuckoo bananas
- X Gamer's "amazing"
- Beyond daring
More clues leading to the result BAH
- Cry to Cratchit
- Dickensian epithet
- Pooh-__
- Scrooge's retort
- ___ Humbug
- Scrooge's favorite reply
- Ebenezer's epithet
- Grouch's word
- Scrooge's oath
- "Phooey!"
More clues leading to the result NUTTY
- Cuckoo
- Kooky
- Off one's rocker
- Eccentric
- Bonkers
- Wacky
- Daft
- Screwball
- Like Jerry Lewis's professor
- "The __ Professor"
More clues leading to the result SILLY
- Muttonheaded
- Inane
- Too frivolous
- Weak-minded
- Dazed
- Nonsensical
- Not remotely serious
- Foolish
- Fatuous
- Bad way to be knocked
More clues leading to the result PSHAW
- Expression of disbelief
- Contemptuous remark
- Scornful remark
- "Bah!"
- "Baloney!"
- Bosh!
- Shucks
- "Suuuuure"
- "Balderdash!"
- "Fiddlesticks!"
More clues leading to the result SENSELESS
More clues leading to the result SCREWY
- Madcap
- Behaving bizarrely
- Absurdly impractical
- Ridiculous
- Off one's rocker
- Off the wall
- Cuckoo
- Disconcertingly peculiar
- Nuts
- Eccentric
More clues leading to the result FARCICAL
More clues leading to the result FORTHEBIRDS
More clues leading to the result JERKY
- Dried beef
- On-again-off-again
- Unsteady
- Beef ___
- Spasmodic
- Beef product
- Dried meat treat
- Sun-dried beef
- Dried beef snack
- Uneven