funnies

NOUN

comedy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

farce fun humor satire sitcom

STRONG

ball burlesque camp comicality drollery facetiousness funniness grins hilarity hoopla humorousness interlude laughs merry-go-round picnic schtick slapstick takeoff travesty vaudeville witticism wittiness

WEAK

chaffing comic drama comicalness drollness field day fun and games gag show high camp high time jesting joking light entertainment send-up wisecracking

Antonyms

STRONGEST

sadness tragedy

STRONG

seriousness

NOUN

comic book

Synonyms

WEAK

caricatures cartoons comic section comics funny book funny magazine funny paper

NOUN

comic strip

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cartoon comic

WEAK

cartoon strip funny

Example Sentences

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Did these two never read the funnies growing up?

From Salon • Aug. 16, 2024

I always start the day reading the funnies.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2022

The funnies included Orion’s star trackers being momentarily confused when the spacecraft’s thrusters fired.

From New York Times • Nov. 21, 2022

It’s a little like TikTok but specifically for Netflix funnies.

From The Verge • Oct. 4, 2021

Mom comes downstairs and I’m reading the funnies and eating oatmeal.

From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson