The proposal to build a bridge across the entire ocean was dismissed as ridiculous by the engineering committee.
在整片海洋上建一座桥的提议被工程委员会认为荒谬而驳回。
Which choice best defines “ridiculous”?
B — Very silly or unreasonable. “ridiculous” means very silly or unreasonable.
Which word means “very silly or unreasonable”?
C — ridiculous. “ridiculous” means very silly or unreasonable.
ridiculous — very silly or unreasonable. In Chinese: 荒谬的，可笑的.
ridiculous is pronounced /rɪˈdɪkjələs/.
The proposal to build a bridge across the entire ocean was dismissed as ridiculous by the engineering committee. (在整片海洋上建一座桥的提议被工程委员会认为荒谬而驳回。)
absurd, preposterous, laughable — all close in meaning to ridiculous (very silly or unreasonable).
sensible, reasonable — each the opposite of ridiculous (very silly or unreasonable).
Yes. ridiculous is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.