Amusing [uh-myoo-zing] Example Sentences
Main Entry:
amuse [uh-myooz]
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: entertain; make laugh
Synonyms: break one up, charm, cheer, crack up, delight, divert, fracture, gladden, grab*, gratify, interest, kill*, knock dead, make roll in the aisles, occupy, panic*, please, put away, regale, slay, tickle, wow*
Notes: the first meaning of amuse was 'to divert the attention of in order to mislead,' 'delude, deceive' and now means 'entertain, make smile or laugh'; bemuse means 'confuse, bewilder, puzzle'
Antonyms: anger, annoy, bore, dull, tire, upset
Main Entry: beguile
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: charm
Synonyms: amuse, attract, cheer, delight, distract, divert, engross, entertain, entice, knock dead, knock out, lure, occupy, seduce, send, slay, solace, sweep off one's feet, tickle, tickle pink, tickle to death, turn on, vamp, wow*
Main Entry: dandle
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: caress, cuddle
Synonyms: amuse, cosset, cradle, dance, fondle, love, nuzzle, pet, play, ride on knee, rock, sport, toss, toy with, toy*
Example Sentences
  • Sad, certainly, that they think this kind of gesture is amusing or funny.
  • Still, it's going to be a little while before this is more than an amusing little toy.
  • Yet the discrepancy between her inner life and her actions is often amusing.
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Main Entry: delight
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: make happy; experience happiness
Synonyms: allure, amuse, arride, attract, be the ticket, charm, cheer, content, delectate, divert, enchant, enrapture, entertain, exult, fascinate, freak out, gladden, glory, go over big, gratify, groove*, hit the spot, jubilate, knock dead, knock out, please, pleasure, ravish, rejoice, satisfy, score, send, slay, thrill, tickle pink, tickle to death, turn on, wow
Antonyms: depress, disappoint, dismay, distress, pain, trouble
Main Entry: delightful
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: pleasant, charming
Synonyms: adorable, agreeable, alluring, ambrosial, amusing, attractive, beautiful, captivating, cheery, clever, congenial, darling, delectable, delicious, enchanting, engaging, enjoyable, entertaining, fair, fascinating, gratifying, heavenly, ineffable, lovely, luscious, lush, pleasing, pleasurable, rapturous, ravishing, refreshing, satisfying, scrumptious, thrilling, yummy*
Notes: delightful is more general than delectable which describes a sensual experience
Antonyms: bad, disappointing, horrible, unamusing, unenjoyable, unhappy, unpleasant
Main Entry: distract
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: divert attention; confuse
Synonyms: abstract, addle, agitate, amuse, befuddle, beguile, bewilder, call away, catch flies, confound, derange, detract, discompose, disconcert, disturb, divert, draw away, engross, entertain, fluster, frenzy, harass, lead astray, lead away, madden, mislead, mix up, occupy, perplex, puzzle, sidetrack, stall, throw off, torment, trouble, turn aside, unbalance, unhinge
Antonyms: clarify, explain
Main Entry: enjoyable
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: pleasing; to one's liking
Synonyms: agreeable, amusing, clear sailing, delectable, delicious, delightful, entertaining, fun, genial, gratifying, groovy*, just for grins, just for kicks, just for laughs, just for the heck of it, likable, lots of laughs, pleasant, pleasurable, preferable, relishable, satisfying, welcome
Antonyms: disagreeable, displeasing, unenjoyable, unhappy, unpleasant, unsatisfying
Main Entry: facetious
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: tongue-in-cheek, kidding
Synonyms: amusing, blithe, capering, clever, comic, comical, droll, dry, fanciful, farcical, flip*, flippant, frivolous, funny, gay, humorous, indecorous, ironic, irreverent, jesting, jocose, jocular, joking, joshing, laughable, ludicrous, merry, not serious, playful, pleasant, pulling one's leg, punning, putting one on, ridiculous, salty, sarcastic, satirical, smart, sportive, sprightly, waggish, whimsical, wisecracking, witty, wry
Antonyms: formal, grave, serious, unfunny
Main Entry: farcical
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: absurd
Synonyms: amusing, camp, campy, comic, comical, derisory, diverting, droll, for grins, funny, gelastic, joshing, laughable, ludicrous, nonsensical, outrageous, preposterous, ridiculous, risible, slapstick, stupid
Antonyms: real, reasonable, sensible, serious, tragic
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