laughable

[laf-uh-buhl, lah-fuh-] / ˈlæf ə bəl, ˈlɑ fə- /

ADJECTIVE

easily made fun of

Synonyms

STRONGEST

absurd bizarre comical fantastic farcical funny hilarious humorous ludicrous nonsensical preposterous ridiculous

WEAK

amusing asinine camp campy comic derisive derisory diverting droll eccentric entertaining facetious gelastic har-har inane jocose jocular jokey joshing mirthful mocking rich riot risible scream unusual witty

Antonyms

STRONGEST

common dramatic grave logical normal reasonable sad sensible serious tragic unfunny usual

Example Sentences

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“It was laughable at best, horrific at worst,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal

"It's laughable that for almost two months, the entire security apparatus of Uganda has invested billions of taxpayers' money to search for me everywhere, but they failed to get me," he continued.

From Barron's

The idea of any kind of unity within the bloc is laughable.

From The Wall Street Journal

That statement might be laughable to anyone who experienced his 2019 output, which includes both his visually stupefying turn as the genie in the live-action version of “Aladdin” and “Gemini Man.”

From Salon

Hence, his laughable swipe at the size of the Murrayfield away dressing room.

From BBC

laughable

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