nonsensical
nonsensical adjective: without sense; absurd.
Adjective
nonsensical (comparative more nonsensical, superlative most nonsensical)
- Without sense; absurd.
- Well, her very foolish grandmother has mixed herself up in some nonsensical correspondence with the court of St. Germains; or, rather, has let herself be made a tool by Mr. Trevanion, who, I am happy to say, is not Ethel's husband; they arrested him just in time.1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “Prudence in Politics”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 179
- President Donald Trump’s presidential memorandum ordering an investigation of Joe Biden’s cognitive decline and his use of the autopen […] is also nonsensical fan service, amplifying addled MAGA conspiracy theories that contend, with a straight face, that Biden was really a robotic clone.2025 June 7, Paul Rosenzweig, “The Biden Investigation Is a Path to Even Greater Lawlessness”, in The Atlantic, archived from the original on 07 Jun 2025
- Synonyms:
- meaningless, unmeaning, absurd, foolish, irrational, preposterous
- Antonyms:
- comprehensible, commonsensical, logical, rational, sensible, sensical
nonsensical meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Telugu
nonsensical in Hindi
- nonsensical
- अंड-बंड aṇḍ-baṇḍ
- nonsensical, absurd
- अड़ंग-बड़ंग aṛaṅg-baṛaṅg
- nonsensical, meaningless, pointless
- अनाप-शनाप anāp-śanāp
nonsensical in Urdu
- nonsensical
- لغو lağv
nonsensical in Bengali
- অর্থহীন, বুদ্ধিহীন, অযৌক্তিক
nonsensical in Telugu
- nonsensical
- అనర్థకము anarthakamu
More languagesFewer languages
- nonsensical in Malayalam
- അബദ്ധമായ, അർത്ഥശൂന്യമായ
- nonsensical in Thai
- ไร้สาระ rái-sǎa-rá
Examples of nonsensical in a sentence
- Senator Littlebrain's wrecking amendment made the bill nonsensical by deleting the clauses that said what the law would do.
- The play, taken in isolation, seems nonsensical, but it is in fact a surreal satire of recent events.
- When he spoke, his voice was its usual slurred nonsensical sound.
Synonyms of nonsensical
Antonyms
Forms of nonsensical
| comparative | more nonsensical |
|---|---|
| superlative | most nonsensical |
| alternative form | non-sensical |
| alternative form (rare) | nonsensic |
Origin of nonsensical
From nonsense + -ical.
Words formed from nonsensical
Questions about nonsensical
- What does nonsensical mean?
- Nonsensical means without sense; absurd.
- What is nonsensical in Hindi?
- Nonsensical in Hindi is अंड-बंड (aṇḍ-baṇḍ), अड़ंग-बड़ंग (aṛaṅg-baṛaṅg), अनाप-शनाप (anāp-śanāp). See Nonsensical meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is nonsensical?
- Nonsensical is an adjective.
Words near nonsensical in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: nonsensical (page history and authors); अंड-बंड (Hindi) (page history and authors); لغو (Urdu) (page history and authors); nonsensical (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); అనర్థకము (Telugu) (page history and authors); nonsensical (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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