funniest

ADJECTIVE

comical, humorous

Synonyms

STRONGEST

absurd amusing droll entertaining hilarious ludicrous playful ridiculous silly whimsical

STRONG

antic gas gay humdinger jolly killing rich riot screaming slapstick

WEAK

blithe capricious clever diverting facetious farcical for grins gelastic good-humored hysterical jocose jocular joking knee-slapper laughable merry mirthful priceless riotous risible side-splitting sportive waggish witty

Antonyms

STRONGEST

boring logical reasonable sensible serious tiring unfunny wise

STRONG

sad unhappy

WEAK

common dramatic melancholy normal standard tragic unamusing usual

ADJECTIVE

odd, peculiar

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bizarre curious mysterious strange unusual weird

WEAK

dubious fantastic perplexing puzzling remarkable suspicious

Antonyms

STRONGEST

common familiar normal regular standard usual

WEAK

dramatic melancholy sad serious tragic unamusing unfunny

Example Sentences

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But I am often the puniest person in the room, and it’s getting worse.

From Washington Post • Feb. 11, 2020

It pleases me, though, when I’m in Tucson to drive up Broadway and park the rental just to conduct my insignificant banking in a building that seems to frame and elevate the puniest of transactions.

From New York Times • Jun. 12, 2015

During the 2011-12 regular season, teams committed 19.6 fouls per game, the puniest amount in NBA history.

From Slate • Jun. 6, 2012

The confluence of balmy temperatures and boring pictures led to the puniest Memorial Day box-office total since 2001, and, as the stats-mashers at Hollywood.com note, the fewest tickets sold since 1993.

From Time • May 31, 2010

The struggle was unequal, with more than forty pounds in favor of Plimsoll though, if Molly had possessed the puniest of weapons, she might have won.

From Rimrock Trail by Dunn, J. Allan, (Joseph Allan)