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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How comical is that response when someone is literally telling you that those are the two areas they struggle with?

From MarketWatch

Ho criticised the trial as taking place in a "comical", "1984-esque reality".

From Barron's

A small, almost comical callback to the smoothie that started it all.

From Salon

If the stakes weren’t so high, it would have been almost comical to see an adult behave so childishly in such a formal setting.

From Salon

He shrugged, twisting his face into a comical mask.

From Literature