funnier

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comical, humorous adj.
odd, peculiar adj.

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

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boring logical reasonable sensible serious tiring unfunny wise

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sad unhappy

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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

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funnier

And is funnier than any of its relatives.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

Elsewhere in his interview, McSweeney said he found Donald Trump "much funnier than I expected him to be".

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026

“Because what is funnier than appearing in one soap opera? Appearing in two!” he said.

From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2026

AFI said the move came after Brooks had “long kvetched” that his film was funnier than Billy Wilder’s 1959 classic.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026

“Your voice sounds funnier every time I talk to you.”

From "A Monster Calls" by Patrick Ness