droll

[drohl] / droʊl /

ADJECTIVE

amusing, farcical

Synonyms

STRONGEST

eccentric entertaining funny humorous whimsical

WEAK

absurd camp campy clownish comic comical diverting for grins gagged up gelastic jocular joshing laffer laughable ludicrous odd preposterous quaint quizzical ridiculous riot risible waggish

Antonyms

STRONGEST

boring common dramatic dull normal sad serious standard tragic unamusing unfunny usual

WEAK

traumatic

Example Sentences

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I like the free-associative nature of her humor, the droll precision of her speech, and the fact that, while I know she will zig and zag, I never know which way she’ll turn.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

This droll spook show bleeds into romance and politics and, to our shock, becomes genuinely emotional.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025

Mr. Dyer’s droll narration might spark readers’ own distant recollections.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

James Delbourgo’s “A Noble Madness” is a brilliant, droll study in the shifting profile and consistent obsession of the stop-at-nothing, buy-or-die collector.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025

His jokes of grumkins and snarks no longer seemed quite so droll.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

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