funny — *laughable, risible, ludicrous, ridiculous, comic, comical, farcical, droll Analogous words: humorous, *witty, jocose, jocular, facetious: amusing, diverting, entertaining (see AMUSE): grotesque, bizarre, *fantastic, antic Contrasted words:… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
funny — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. amusing, droll, comic; absurd, laughable, mirth provoking, ludicrous; informal, strange, odd; ( pl.) comics. See wit, absurdity. Ant., unfunny. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Stirring to laughter] Syn.… … English dictionary for students
comical — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. funny, droll, amusing, humorous; see funny 1 . See Synonym Study at funny . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. funny, hilarious, laughable, humorous, whimsical, jocular, zany, amusing, slapstick, farcical, loony, droll,… … English dictionary for students
laughable — laughable, risible, ludicrous, ridiculous, comic, comical, farcical, droll, funny are comparable when they mean provoking or evoking laughter or mirth. Laughable is the general term for whatever is fit to provoke laughter {mod ern audiences do… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
comical — comic [n] funny person, often professional banana*, buffoon*, card*, clown, comedian, droll, humorist, jester, joker, jokester, life of the party*, million laughs*, quipster, stand up comic, stooge*, top banana*, wag*, wit*; concepts 352,423 Ant … New thesaurus
comic — [n] funny person, often professional banana*, buffoon*, card*, clown, comedian, droll, humorist, jester, joker, jokester, life of the party*, million laughs*, quipster, stand up comic, stooge*, top banana*, wag*, wit*; concepts 352,423 Ant.… … New thesaurus
risible — droll, funny, *laughable, ludicrous, ridiculous, comic, comical, farcical Analogous words: amusing, diverting, entertaining (see AMUSE) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
laughable — [adj] easily made fun of absurd, amusing, asinine, bizarre, camp, campy, comic, comical, derisive, derisory, diverting, droll, eccentric, entertaining, facetious, fantastic, farcical, funny, gelastic, har har*, hilarious, humorous, inane, jocose … New thesaurus
comical — comic, farcical, ludicrous, ridiculous, *laughable, risible, droll, funny Analogous words: absurd, silly, *foolish: jocular, jocose, humorous (see WITTY): waggish, impish, roguish, sportive (see PLAYFUL): deriding or derisive, ridiculing, mocking … New Dictionary of Synonyms
comic — adj comical, *laughable, farcical, funny, droll, risible, ludicrous, ridiculous Analogous words: diverting, amusing, entertaining (see AMUSE): *witty, humorous, facetious: grotesque, antic, *fantastic Antonyms: tragic Contrasted words: *serious … New Dictionary of Synonyms
