Collocations for ridiculous - adj.
ADVERB
really
absolutely, completely, downright, quite, simply, totally, utterly
It's downright ridiculous that the library isn't open on Mondays!
absolutely, completely, downright, quite, simply, totally, utterly
It's downright ridiculous that the library isn't open on Mondays!
pretty,
rather,
somewhat
almost
a little, slightly, etc.
faintly
patently
The whole idea was patently ridiculous.
almost
a little, slightly, etc.
faintly
patently
The whole idea was patently ridiculous.
PHRASES
a sense of the ridiculous
(esp. BrE)
The whole situation appealed to her sense of the ridiculous.
The whole situation appealed to her sense of the ridiculous.
Ridiculous is used with these nouns:
accusation, argument, charade, claim, costume, excuse, figure, idea, notion, situation, suggestion, thing
accusation, argument, charade, claim, costume, excuse, figure, idea, notion, situation, suggestion, thing