preposterous

absurdo, ridículo, disparatado

Tan poco razonable o tan disparatado que cuesta creerlo o tomarlo en serio.

En inglés sencillo: So unreasonable or silly that it is hard to take seriously or believe.

• That idea is preposterous.
• She dismissed his preposterous excuse.
• Isn't it preposterous to expect one person to finish all this today?

Cómo se usa: it is preposterous to do something (It is preposterous to charge that much for a sandwich.); it is preposterous that… (It is preposterous that nobody checked the figures.)

Sinónimos: ridiculous, absurd, ludicrous

Antónimos: reasonable, sensible

Expresiones frecuentes: preposterous idea, preposterous claim, utterly preposterous