humorous

[hyoo-mer-uhs, yoo-] / ˈhyu mər əs, ˈyu- /

ADJECTIVE

funny, comical

Synonyms

STRONGEST

amusing comic droll entertaining hilarious playful pleasant whimsical

WEAK

camp campy facetious farcical jocose jocular jokey joshing laughable ludicrous merry priceless ribald screaming side-splitting too funny for words waggish witty

Antonyms

STRONGEST

boring serious tiring unfunny unpleasant

WEAK

depressing dramatic gloomy morose sad tragic uncomical

Example Sentences

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Over the past year, the “TACO trade,” as many on Wall Street call it, has evolved from a humorous acronym, first popularized by a columnist with the Financial Times, into a major force in markets.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

I wanted to not show the humorous side.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

The online blurb says the book is a "darkly humorous novel that uses the deftest touch to draw a thread through the lives of Welsh farmers, city accountants, Indian hoteliers and Eisteddfod mums".

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

Emojis, Disney characters, cigarettes and more pile up in humorous scenes that include a saber-toothed tiger driving a dune buggy and a pair of corvids fighting over a worm.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

The face-off was so absurd it should have been humorous.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan

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