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Synonyms for comical

Most common

funny comic humorous laughable comedial

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Funny, whimsically amusing.

    The tutor excelled in comical scoldings.

Related words

Word family
comicality comic

Choose the right word

Comical, Queer or Ridiculous?

Queer is transverse or oblique, aside from the common in a way that is comical or perhaps slightly ridiculous.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

  • funny He told us such a funny story that we all laughed.
  • comic I often read comic books in my spare time at work.
  • humorous The story of their encounter is somewhat humorous.
  • laughable From the sublime to the laughable is just one step.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
comicalrising
funnyrising
comicrising
humoroussteady
laughablerising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters
funny2, comic2, queer1, droll1
6 letters
absurd2, jocose2
7 letters
amusing3, comedic3, jocular3, risible, waggish
8 letters
humorous3, farcical3, sportive, mirthful, comedial
9 letters
hilarious4, priceless2, ludicrous3, laughable3, burlesque2, facetious3, humourous
10 letters
ridiculous4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (funny2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

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cocasse
Español
grotesco
Català
ridícul