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Synonyms for risible

  • adjective

Most common

funny amusing ludicrous laughable

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Adjective

1. Laughable — provoking laughter; ludicrous; ridiculous; humorously insignificant

laughable, ludicrous, funny, amusing, ridiculous, farcical, comical, hilarious, mirthful, comic, priceless, absurd, droll, humorous, humourous UK

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Provoking laughter; ludicrous; ridiculous; humorously insignificant.

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or Risible?

Risible differs from ludicrous as species from genus; ludicrous expressing that which is playful and sportive; risible, that which may excite laughter.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.
  • ludicrous Did you see that ludicrous display last night?
  • laughable From the sublime to the laughable is just one step.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
risiblerising
funnyrising
amusingsteady
ludicroussteady
laughablerising

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

By length

5 letters
funny2, comic2, droll1
6 letters
absurd2
7 letters
amusing3, comical3
8 letters
humorous3, farcical3, mirthful
9 letters
hilarious4, priceless2, ludicrous3, laughable3, humourous
10 letters
ridiculous4

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