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Idiotic vs Ridiculous - What's the difference?

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Idiotic is a related term of ridiculous.


As adjectives the difference between idiotic and ridiculous

is that idiotic is pertaining to or resembling an idiot; afflicted with idiocy while ridiculous is deserving of ridicule; foolish; absurd.

idiotic

English

Alternative forms

* ?idiotick (qualifier)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Pertaining to or resembling an idiot; afflicted with idiocy.
  • Having the quality of idiocy; very foolish; stupid; nonsensical.
  • Synonyms

    * (l)

    References

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    ridiculous

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l) * (l)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Deserving of ridicule; foolish; absurd.
  • That hairstyle looks ridiculous .
    It's ridiculous to charge so much for a little souvenir.

    Synonyms

    * silly * willy nilly * frivolous * goofy * funny * humorous * absurd * odd * surreal * unreasonable * See also

    Antonyms

    * straightforward * serious * somber * solemn

    Derived terms

    * ridic * ridiculousness