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Synonyms & Antonyms for comical
Synonyms
antic, chucklesome, comedic, comic, droll, farcical, funny, hilarious, humoristic, humorous, hysterical (also hysteric), killing, laughable, ludicrous, ridiculous, riotous, risible, screaming, sidesplitting, uproarious
Antonyms
humorless, lame, unamusing, uncomic, unfunny, unhumorous, unhysterical
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Sony is clearly desperate to make something of the game series, given its refusal to abandon ship despite an almost comical number of complications. — Adam Epstein, Quartz, "PlayStation’s first movie just lost its director—for the fifth time," 23 Aug. 2019 But the play will live on as the partly embarrassing, partly comical and partly understanding folly of the season. — Anthony Fenech, Detroit Free Press, "Detroit Tigers explain blooper-reel home run: 'We didn't communicate well'," 14 Aug. 2019 And, when energy use was considered, the performance per Watt was almost comical, ranging from 12x all the way up to over 10,000x. — John Timmer, Ars Technica, "One chip to rule them all: It natively runs all types of AI software," 31 July 2019 Both Paul Lee Ticks and Carpe Donktum, who spoke to the AP on the condition of anonymity due to fear of threats and harassment, started off making videos that were more simplistic and comical. — Anchorage Daily News, "Deepfake videos pose a threat, but ‘dumbfakes’ may be worse," 19 July 2019 At its most comical, the Florida Man phenomenon encapsulates the wildness of both America and the Internet. — Author: Logan Hill, Anchorage Daily News, "Is it OK to laugh at Florida Man?," 16 July 2019 Isaac, the Golden Globe-winning actor who, like Moreno, emigrated from Guatemala and played in a South Florida punk band early in his career, joined Moreno mid-show for a set that included the sweetly comical title song to her 2016 album Illusion. — Thom Duffy, Billboard, "Jackson Browne, Oscar Isaac Surprise Gaby Moreno Fans at the BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival," 13 July 2019 After reading a study in which participants rated the humorousness of some 5,000 English words, psychologists Chris Westbury and Geoff Hollis wanted to break down what makes a word intrinsically comical. — Ryan Morris, National Geographic, "Tinkle, booger, flapjacks, schmuck. What makes a word funny?," 27 June 2019 Oshoala struck 15 minutes from the end with a super burst and finish to seal the win after a comical own goal from Kim Do-yeon, who somehow hooked a long ball back past onrushing goalkeeper Kim Min-jung, had put Nigeria ahead in the 29th minute. — chicagotribune.com, "Nigeria close in their 2nd-ever KO round after defeating South Korea," 12 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'comical.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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