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uproarious

[uhp-rawr-ee-uhs, -rohr-] / ʌpˈrɔr i əs, -ˈroʊr- /
ADJECTIVE
boisterous
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
solemn unfunny


ADJECTIVE
hilarious
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK


Example Sentences

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What sparked a change last year was the one-night ban of TikTok, when uproarious Americans protested the shutdown by swearing they’d learn Mandarin and signing up in droves for Chinese social media app RedNote instead.

From Slate • Mar. 13, 2026

Following the global success of "Derry Girls", the uproarious comedy about Northern Irish teenagers navigating life during the Troubles, writer Lisa McGee is back with a new show.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

Kenyon’s 1958 history of the Stuart dynasty, which began with James and lasted 111 years, cited James’s “vulgarity, obscenity and uproarious pedantry.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

One user, @shannjann on X, tweeted an uproarious laughing GIF with the caption “southwest said ‘ya’ll broke???

From Salon • Mar. 11, 2025

It was a splendid, uproarious, spontaneous celebration, with hugs and handshakes and kisses all around, and eventually Milligan produced the remains of last night’s birthday cake and Rhonda whipped up a frothy fruit punch.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart




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