Alice-in-Wonderland

adjective

Definition of Alice-in-Wonderlandnext
as in nightmarish

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for Alice-in-Wonderland
  1. ridiculous
  2. farcical
  3. surreal
  4. Kafkaesque
  5. ludicrous
  6. laughable
Adjective
  • Amusingly, Musk’s character held two shields, a ridiculous burden that offers no tactical advantage whatsoever—this is the kind of game where a slightly heavier helmet can make a serious difference.
    Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Abusing someone’s wife because their husband hasn’t scored a goal in a specific game is ridiculous.
    Art de Roché, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of ridiculous
Adjective
  • After watching Cooper's farcical error, his owner couldn't resist sharing the Ring footage on TikTok.
    Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
  • The episode with Parker Young, playing a CIA operative dating Maggie, came the closest to having a plot that built to something properly farcical.
    Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of farcical
Adjective
  • In 1986, Lynch released his erotic mystery Blue Velvet, which further cemented his unique point-of-view with dark, surreal story-building.
    McKinley Franklin, TVLine, 16 Jan. 2025
  • According to Pinterest, the basic premise of Butter Yellow is imaginative living that includes anything from a surreal modern yellow bubble vase to a doll-like swipe of yellow eye shadow.
    Lauren Thomann, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Jan. 2025
Definition of surreal
Adjective
  • The Productivity Paradox Haly’s future is snagged in a heartbreaking and maddening plot twist, one that may seem all too familiar in our Kafkaesque healthcare system.
    Naveen Rao, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
  • His mirthless laugh might have suggested Kafkaesque persecution, or Hardyesque inexorability of fate.
    Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of Kafkaesque
Adjective
  • Fewer Titles With More Influence In my view, the idea that trade media will die completely and B2B customers will simply rely on suppliers for information is ludicrous.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
  • The additional villains distract from what seems to be a meditation on masculinity, and the special effects are jerky and ludicrous, like a fistfight between Kraven and The Rhino — somehow still wearing pants — that prompted some laughter at a recent screening.
    Mark Kennedy, Boston Herald, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of ludicrous
Adjective
  • The organization that, for the longest time, was the laughable losers of pro sports.
    Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2025
  • That would have been laughable only a couple of months ago with Houston being a must have in any break connected to a Stroud rookie card.
    Larry Holder, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of laughable
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alibis

Alice-in-Wonderland

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