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Definitions

funny

[fuhn-ee] / ˈfʌn i /
ADJECTIVE
comical, humorous
Synonyms
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absurd amusing droll entertaining hilarious ludicrous playful ridiculous silly whimsical
STRONG
antic 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 serious tiring unfunny
WEAK
melancholy tragic unamusing
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

Example Sentences

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"She's like, 'Yeah, some funny activity is going on'."

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

"And then, of course, there's the funny and practical, how to eat, how to do silly things with water, how to flip around. We're bringing that with us too."

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Nivola, in a particularly tough role, displays a heady mix of alpha machismo, tenderness and contempt that is just as funny as it needs to be without losing a crucial dimensionality.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

But it is sharply satirical—not as funny as the early works of Evelyn Waugh, Aldous Huxley or the neglected Honor Tracy, but equally deadly in its critique of materialist society.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

In that glimpse, I saw an ordinary boy, kind and funny and gentle, whose heart was the brightest star in the galaxy.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows