SURREAL HUMOUR Synonyms
There are 15 hypernyms of the phrase surreal humour. (close relations)
Definition of SURREAL HUMOUR
humour
Best Alternative Words for SURREAL HUMOUR
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absurdity | nounn | |||||||
noun • a message whose content is at variance with reason • a ludicrous folly | ||||||||
bizarre | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual | ||||||||
eccentric | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • not having a common center; not concentric noun • a person with an unusual or odd personality • a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities) adjective satellite • conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual | ||||||||
farcical | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce | ||||||||
illogical | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • lacking in correct logical relation adjective satellite • lacking orderly continuity | ||||||||
mind-bending | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • intensely affecting the mind especially in producing hallucinations | ||||||||
nonsensical | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • so unreasonable as to invite derision • having no intelligible meaning | ||||||||
offbeat | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • an unaccented beat (especially the last beat of a measure) adjective satellite • (informal) strikingly unconventional | ||||||||
surrealism | nounn | |||||||
noun • a 20th century movement of artists and writers (developing out of dadaism) who used fantastic images and incongruous juxtapositions in order to represent unconscious thoughts and dreams | ||||||||
unconventional | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • not conforming to accepted rules or standards • not conventional or conformist adjective satellite • not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention | ||||||||
wacky | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • ludicrous, foolish • informal or slang terms for mentally irregular | ||||||||
whimsical | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason | ||||||||
off-the-wall | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual | ||||||||
absurdist humor | nounn | |||||||
noun • is a form of humour predicated on deliberate violations of causal reasoning, producing events and behaviours that are obviously illogical. | ||||||||
absurdist humour | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • is a form of humour predicated on deliberate violations of causal reasoning, producing events and behaviours that are obviously illogical. | ||||||||
surreal humor | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • is a form of humour predicated on deliberate violations of causal reasoning, producing events and behaviours that are obviously illogical. |