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funny

[fuhn-ee] / ˈfʌn i /
ADJECTIVE
comical, humorous
Synonyms
STRONGEST
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
STRONGEST
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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But it’s mainly funny because this is what the Mets are: a habitually soul-crushing outfit that, especially when expectations are high, finds fresh and horrifying methods to torment its most loyal fans.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

The notoriously private collector is lively and disarmingly funny.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

Plenty of what circulates on TikTok, Instagram and YouTube is funny and inventive, made by girls for other girls, surviving precisely because it doesn’t require a corporation’s approval.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

For the first 18 years of my life, I had no idea my surname was funny.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

He liked the name Jerry, because it was the same as that funny mouse in the old cartoons, the one who always outsmarted the cat.

From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold

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