Synonyms: Funny

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  1. absurd
    inviting ridicule
    It’s so absurd; I almost want to laugh. Boy21
  2. amusing
    arousing or provoking laughter
    He spoke conversationally, laughed as if I had made an amusing reply, and moved off to the pickled blackfish. The Left Hand of Darkness
  3. bawdy
    humorously vulgar
    A Prologue shows the manic backstage preparations for the presentation of a high-flown opera and a bawdy comedy in the home of an aristocrat. The New York Times
  4. cartoonish
    resembling a drawing that shows a silly or funny situation
    Her co-stars can match her comic energy, especially Dennis, whose cartoonish characters have a mischievous eccentricity. The New York Times
  5. comedic
    characterized by the power to cause laughter
    To keep my audience enthralled, I developed a comedic routine featuring “funny” lines about my life. Three Little Words: A Memoir
  6. comic
    arousing or provoking laughter
    We were like actors who, knowing the play by heart, were still able to cry afresh over the old tragedies and laugh spontaneously at the comic situations. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
  7. comical
    arousing or provoking laughter
    Francie thought that he had a very comical name and she laughed to herself every time she thought of it. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
  8. diverting
    providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining
    Toy Story Land is a diverting, if diminutive, homage to the playthings that populated both the animated movies and our actual childhoods.
    The Washington Post
  9. droll
    comical in an odd or whimsical manner
    Every bit of it—its spindly legs, its chronically puzzled expression, its comical oven-mitt antlers—looks like some droll evolutionary joke. A Walk in the Woods
  10. facetious
    cleverly amusing in tone
    But Mr. Wainwright, a natural clown with a facetious self-mocking humor, soon escaped the curse by claiming his own niche as his generation’s most ruthlessly honest singing comedian. The New York Times
  11. farcical
    broadly or extravagantly humorous
    With the bumbling servant Pierrot attempting to carry out the father’s orders, and Pierrot’s wife, Pierrette, scheming to aid the couple, farcical escapades unspool. The Washington Post
  12. hilarious
    extremely funny; causing laughter
    “Oh, you all are hilarious. You all are a big bunch of jokers,” Gina says. A Heart in a Body in the World
  13. humorous
    characterized by the power to cause laughter
    Toni: He just kept me laughing, always saying little humorous things. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago
  14. hysterical
    marked by excessive or uncontrollable emotion
    "He figured out a way to do about 35 different sneezes, and it was hysterical."The New York Times
  15. jocose
    characterized by jokes and good humor
    For his wife he has smiles and jocose speeches; for his children stores of fun and play; for his friends pleasant talk interspersed with the sallies of wit that come from buoyancy. Hyde, William De Witt
  16. jocular
    characterized by jokes and good humor
    His jocular manner, and flights of whimsy, helped him build an audience of eight million for his radio shows. BBC
  17. laughable
    arousing or provoking laughter
    Of this she was sure; she had often seen the dogs, foxes, and children hop and jump after lemmings in this same laughable way. Julie of the Wolves
  18. ludicrous
    broadly or extravagantly humorous
    I’ve read The Zaniest Summer four times, and the ludicrous situations still make me laugh. The Diary of a Young Girl
  19. preposterous
    inviting ridicule
    It's an attempt at large-scale seriousness in a genre that's frequently preposterous. The Guardian
  20. quick-witted
    able to think and respond rapidly and effectively
    Wilder was known for his quick-witted humor, his frenetic comedy and his disarming blue eyes. U.S. News & World Report
  21. ridiculous
    broadly or extravagantly humorous
    Dad turned around and he had flour spilled all down the front of his shirt, and I snorted, because I didn’t think Dad in the kitchen would ever stop being ridiculous. The Science of Breakable Things
  22. riotous
    unrestrained by convention or morality
    We don't come much weirder than the great poet RS Thomas, and this riotous biography is a beauty. The Guardian
  23. risible
    arousing or provoking laughter
    Certainly there is a large amount of jocularity in the familiar writings of Keats—often a quick perception of the ridiculous or the risible, sometimes a telling jest or jeu d’esprit. Rossetti, William Michael
  24. scintillating
    marked by high spirits or excitement
    Millament’s brilliant jests are scintillating jewels of wit. Chaucer and Hist Times
  25. slapstick
    characterized by humorous horseplay and physical action
    And to Trip, the whole thing was pure comedy: a glorious slapstick spectacle, complete with bleeped-out tirades and plenty of chair throwing. Little Fires Everywhere
  26. uproarious
    marked by boisterous merriment or convulsive laughter
    He was kindhearted, highly self-educated, and had an uproarious sense of humor. Endgame
  27. waggish
    witty or joking
    The margins of early printed books are full of waggish doodles—a bagpiping monkey, a knight jousting with a snail. The New Yorker
  28. witty
    demonstrating striking cleverness and humor
    I had been laughed at for being a fool, but never for being witty. The Shakespeare Stealer
  29. zany
    ludicrous or foolish
    In a half century at The New Yorker, Mr. Booth drew roughly a score of covers and hundreds of zany cartoons for the inside pages. The New York Times
Created on Tue Apr 16 10:10:20 EDT 2024 (updated Wed Feb 19 13:34:35 EST 2025)

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