funny

[fuhn-ee] / ˈfʌn i /

ADJECTIVE

comical, humorous

Synonyms

STRONGEST

absurd amusing droll entertaining hilarious ludicrous playful ridiculous silly whimsical

STRONG

antic jolly killing rich riot screaming slapstick

WEAK

blithe capricious clever diverting facetious farcical for grins gelastic good-humored hysterical jocose jocular joking knee-slapper laughable merry mirthful priceless riotous risible side-splitting sportive waggish witty

Antonyms

STRONGEST

boring logical reasonable serious tiring unfunny

WEAK

melancholy tragic unamusing

ADJECTIVE

odd, peculiar

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bizarre curious mysterious strange unusual weird

WEAK

dubious fantastic perplexing puzzling remarkable suspicious

Antonyms

STRONGEST

common familiar normal regular standard usual

Example Sentences

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Mr. Chase still tries to be funny here, sometimes desperately, and isn’t.

From The Wall Street Journal

I was a shy, awkward and sensitive kid who was too scared to be funny.

From The Wall Street Journal

All three sides are big favourites to win so things really should stay as they are, but funny things can happen in the NFL.

From BBC

Yet as funny as it is to see a guy this scrawny carry himself like Hercules, he leaps and strikes with conviction.”

From Los Angeles Times

He said the outcome "had to be funny, but not in a laugh-out-loud kind of way – more of a smile in the mind".

From BBC