farcical
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Definition of farcical
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Synonyms & Antonyms for farcical
Synonyms
antic, chucklesome, comedic, comic, comical, droll, 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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At the nadir of his injury woes, the notion of him even teeing it up at Augusta—let alone contending, let alone winning—was tragically farcical. — Daniel Rapaport, SI.com, "From Augusta to East Lake: 18 Parting Thoughts From the 2019 PGA Tour Season," 26 Aug. 2019 This kind of farcical take on a classic story with a small cast playing many roles is a kind of subgenre in itself. — Sam Hurwitt, The Mercury News, "Review: TheatreWorks delivers madcap comedy ’39 Steps’ with a sure hand," 26 Aug. 2019 Santander disappeared into the corner, sparing most of the crowd from his farcical attempt at a relay throw. — Chandler Rome, Houston Chronicle, "Roberto Osuna blows Astros' rally, Orioles walk off in series finale win," 11 Aug. 2019 Until today, Dan and Eugene Levy’s CBC/Pop TV series has aired without acknowledgment by the Television Academy, despite delivering season after season of superb, farcical comedy. — Los Angeles Times, "The biggest snubs and surprises from the 2019 Emmy nominations," 16 July 2019 Many fans state his role at the base of the midfield is pivotal to building attacks, while the more sensible supporters point to his harrowing knack of farcical errors in vulnerable positions and lack of pace in recovery as inexcusable. — SI.com, "Arsenal Exits: Who Could Leave the Emirates Stadium to Fund Overzealous Wilfried Zaha Move," 26 June 2019 Outside, rain was pouring down and wind beat relentlessly, rendering umbrellas farcical props; inside, teachers wrangled groups of children. — Rebecca Nathanson, Harper's magazine, "English Referendums and Scotch Voters," 19 June 2019 Yet this farcical tale is swallowed whole along with the meal by the hapless, guileless youths. — Joanne Engelhardt, The Mercury News, "Theater review: Lots of reasons to experience ‘Archduke’," 13 June 2019 The Castro regime enthusiastically circulated photographs of the British delegation in front of a Che Guevara icon in Havana, a tired and gimmicky invocation of 1960s radical chic that’s even more farcical in the 21st century. — Mary Anastasia O’grady, WSJ, "Prince Charles and the Torturers," 31 Mar. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'farcical.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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