Synonyms for funny
- adjective
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Amusing — amusing; humorous; comical
amusing, hilarious, humorous, humourous UK, comical, laughable, ridiculous, comic, risible, witty, jocular, entertaining, hysterical, jokey, absurd, comedic, facetious, ludicrous, uproarious, farcical, jesting, priceless, mirthful
2. Odd — strange or unusual, often in an unpleasant way
odd, strange, weird, unusual, curious, queer, bizarre, zany, peculiar, freaky, kooky informal, outlandish, incongruous, different, remarkable, quaint, singular, freakish, unconventional, abnormal, exceptional, fey
3. Fishy
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Amusing; humorous; comical.
She's full of funny stories.
- adj. 2
Strange or unusual, often in an unpleasant way.
It's funny how life goes sometimes.
- adj. 3
Showing unexpected resentment.
Near-synonyms: touchy, tetchy
- adj. 4
Homosexual: gay.
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That which is funny is calculated to provoke laughter; that which is droll is more quietly amusing.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- hilarious Some machine translations are downright hilarious.
- amusing Tom told me that he thought that Mary was amusing.
- humorous The story of their encounter is somewhat humorous.
- comical The absurdity of the situation was almost comical.
- strange Press the red button if something strange happens.
- odd This elevator doesn't stop on odd-numbered floors.
By length
- 3 letters
- odd1, fey1
- 4 letters
- sick1, zany2
- 5 letters
- weird1, comic2, queer1, shady2, witty2, fishy2, kooky2, jokey
- 6 letters
- absurd2, freaky2, quaint1, touchy2, tetchy
- 7 letters
- strange1, unusual4, curious3, suspect2, bizarre2, amusing3, comedic3, comical3, jocular3, risible, jesting
- 8 letters
- peculiar3, singular3, abnormal3, humorous3, farcical3, freakish, mirthful
- 9 letters
- different3, hilarious4, priceless2, ludicrous3, laughable3, facetious3, humourous
- 10 letters
- ridiculous4, remarkable4, suspicious3, hysterical4, outlandish3, uproarious
- 11 letters
- exceptional4, incongruous4
- 12 letters
- entertaining4
- 14 letters
- unconventional5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (zany2 = 2 syllables).