comical

[kom-i-kuhl] / ˈkɒm ɪ kəl /

ADJECTIVE

amusing

Synonyms

STRONGEST

absurd comic entertaining farcical funny goofy humorous ironic laughable ludicrous ridiculous silly wacky whimsical

WEAK

Mickey Mouse batty boffo camp crazy shtick dippy diverting dizzy droll facetious flaky fool fool around fool-headed freaky gelastic goofus gump jerky jocular joking joshing light loony nutty priceless risible screwy side-splitting waggish witty

Antonyms

STRONGEST

dramatic grave logical reasonable sad sensible serious tragic unamusing unfunny wise

WEAK

solemn

Example Sentences

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That this was even in question is both comical and disturbing, but I’m thankful for the outcome.

From The Wall Street Journal

Musk responded to the incident, blaming users for crafting queries to get comical responses from Grok.

From Salon

His performance was not just a comical cosplay.

From Seattle Times

The biopic follows the life and career of comedian Weird Al Yankovic, who found fame with comical spoof versions of classic songs.

From BBC

Knight has taken the novel’s Gothic elements and smeared them over whatever was light or comical or ironical in the original.

From Los Angeles Times