Synonyms for hilarious
- adjective
Most common
Definitions
- adj. 1
Very funny; causing great merriment and laughter.
Do you like Monty Python? I think they're hilarious.
Related words
- Word family
- hilariously hilarity
Example sentences
- funny He told us such a funny story that we all laughed.
- amusing Tom told me that he thought that Mary was amusing.
- humorous The story of their encounter is somewhat humorous.
- uproarious The crowd was uproarious after the ref made a bad call.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| hilarious | rising | |
| funny | rising | |
| amusing | steady | |
| humorous | steady | |
| uproarious | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- gay1
- 4 letters
- zany2
- 5 letters
- funny2, comic2, merry2, jolly2, droll1
- 6 letters
- joyful2, jovial3, jocund
- 7 letters
- amusing3, playful2, comical3, jocular3, risible
- 8 letters
- humorous3
- 9 letters
- screaming2, priceless2, laughable3, humourous
- 10 letters
- hysterical4, uproarious
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (zany2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- hilarant
- Italiano
- esilarante
- Español
- desternillante