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
  • This hate against transgender people is so ridiculous.
    — John Russell, People.com, 28 Mar. 2025
  • To be fair, a lot of things are ridiculous these days.
    — Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2025
Definition of ridiculous
Adjective
  • It’s routinely called a satire, but the play’s brilliant ending wants to make clear that the story’s seemingly farcical levels of corruption and power abuse aren’t really fiction and just need someone to report on it and stand up against it.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2025
  • What might have seemed a nearly farcical diffusion of information from hundreds of pages to emotional soundbites now looks scholarly: Armed with social media, Tom emits opinions on all matters, and those in his social circle may agree and pass them on.
    — Radu Magdin, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Definition of farcical
Adjective
  • However, everything since has been a surreal experience for the actress.
    — Charna Flam, People.com, 29 Mar. 2025
  • Many have observed that Gen Z has turned to Dadaist humor as a response to the surreal conditions of the present day.
    — James Factora, Them., 28 Mar. 2025
Definition of surreal
Adjective
  • In a particularly Kafkaesque explanation for why some of the Venezuelan migrants who have no criminal records were targeted for arrest and deportation, government lawyers argued in court that their lack of a criminal record is in itself cause for concern.
    — Nisha Whitehead, Oc Register, 28 Mar. 2025
  • But Ned was declared dead last month by the Social Security Administration, which led him and his wife on a Kafkaesque quest to prove there’s life left in this salty old Seattle seadog yet.
    — Matthew J. Friedman, CNN, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of Kafkaesque
Adjective
  • This suggestion by state Sen. Corey Simon is ludicrous and embarrassing.
    — Letters to the Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2025
  • The games hold up tremendously well, largely thanks to their stylish and ludicrous method of storytelling.
    — Joshua Lamb, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Definition of ludicrous
Adjective
  • The idea that people like him, JD Vance, Marco Rubio, or Stephen Miller are calling the shots is laughable.
    — Jesse Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
  • At the start of this season, the thought of one more year would have been laughable.
    — Sam Blum, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
Definition of laughable
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“Alice-in-Wonderland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Alice-in-Wonderland. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.

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