sitcom

[sit-kom] / ˈsɪtˌkɒm /

NOUN

comedy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

farce fun humor satire

STRONG

ball burlesque camp comicality drollery facetiousness funnies 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

situation comedy

Synonyms

WEAK

humorous series

Example Sentences

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Lately, she’s making a feast of roles that all remind me of that old sitcom episode in which Lucille Ball gobbles chocolates on a conveyor belt.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Scottish sitcom Two Doors Down will return for another series, the BBC has confirmed.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

And during the final, it will screen a Eurovision-themed episode of the popular 1990s Irish-made sitcom "Father Ted".

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

But theatergoers today can sound like a laugh track in a television sitcom.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

The only TV show I had access to was a company-produced sitcom called Tommy Queue.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

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