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Definition of funny
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Other Words from funny
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Synonyms & Antonyms for funny
Synonyms: Adjective
antic, chucklesome, comedic, comic, comical, droll, farcical, hilarious, humoristic, humorous, hysterical (also hysteric), killing, laughable, ludicrous, ridiculous, riotous, risible, screaming, sidesplitting, uproarious
Synonyms: Noun
cartoon, comic, comic strip, strip
Antonyms: Adjective
humorless, lame, unamusing, uncomic, unfunny, unhumorous, unhysterical
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Examples of funny in a Sentence
Adjective
He told a funny story. He's a very funny guy. What are you laughing at? There's nothing funny about it. There's something funny going on here. She has some funny ideas about how to run a company. âI can't find my keys.â âThat's funnyâthey were here a minute ago.â My car has been making a funny noise lately. A funny thing happened to me the other day. It feels funny to be back here again. It's funny that you should say thatâI was just thinking the same thing myself.Noun
reading the Sunday funnies is part of my weekend ritual let's can the funniesâwe've got serious work to do here
Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
Her repartee between the songs is lively and seasoned with funny stories of her life in the jazz world. — Jane Napier Neely, La Cañada Valley Sun, "The Valley Line: Jazz lovers savor âRhythm & Brews BBQâ," 10 Sep. 2019 In my opinion, WeWorkâs current predicament isnât very funny. — Polina Marinova, Fortune, "What Happens When Hype Meets Reality: Term Sheet," 9 Sep. 2019 But with its headlong, heartfelt dive into the mosh pit of identity and prejudice, Rodney Hicksâ play proves to be an ouchy-funny-ouchy outing. — Lisa Kennedy, The Know, "From Steve Martinâs âBright Starâ to Cheryl Strayedâs âTiny Beautiful Things,â 10 must-see fall plays in Colorado," 8 Sep. 2019 The family affair was made even more adorable by the funny faces Charlotte made for the cameras awaiting her arrival. — Amy Mackelden, Harper's BAZAAR, "Princess Charlotte Made the Funniest Faces on Her First Day of School," 5 Sep. 2019 Ask your kids to make some funny faces, then snap a few digital photos. — Joan Lang, Woman's Day, "Portrait Pumpkin," 5 Sep. 2019 This one seems on track to be a hit: A beloved Agatha Christie whodunit, adapted for the stage by the very funny Ken Ludwig. — Mary Carole Mccauley, baltimoresun.com, "Top Baltimore arts events for fall 2019," 29 Aug. 2019 The situation invites comedy, and Albinati can be very funny. — Tim Parks, Harper's magazine, "Murder Italian Style," 19 Aug. 2019 The work, which at times resembles a self-help training video or a corporate Powerpoint with flow charts and diagrams, is witty, engaging, and at times, very funny. — Steven Litt, cleveland.com, "2019 Whitney Biennial filled with anxiety-ridden artworks that inspire empathy, indict the powerful," 18 Aug. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Here For Golden State Convention By ANDREW MAKARUSHKA More than 200 persons who take their funnies seriously gathered in the U.S. Grant Hotel yesterday for the start of the first San Diego Golden State Comics Convention. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "From the Archives: San Diegoâs first Comic-Con featured Ray Bradbury," 19 July 2019 Letâs feast on some funnies: A tasty typo turned a U.S. Senate candidateâs name into that of a sandwich. — Morning Brief, The Seattle Times, "A look at Seattle neighborhoods where crime is (and isnât) up and finally some good news for homebuyers | Friday Morning Brief, July 6," 6 July 2018 Lewandowski assured her Facebook followers that Quinn later found the melted doll funny and wasn't traumatized at all. — Jackie Frere, Redbook, "The Internet Thinks This Mom "Traumatized" Her Daughter By Showing Her a Burned Baby Doll," 21 Nov. 2017 The special featured funny takes on money-hungry televangelists, and a hilarious impression of Ugandan President Idi Amin. — Matthew Allen, The Root, "The Richard Pryor Show: A Master Class of Innovation vs. Censorship," 15 Sep. 2017 Lulled by the presence of innocents, the president made a couple of mild funnies. — Kenzie Bryant, Vanities, "Donald Trump Congratulates Trick Or Treaters for Not Having "Weight Problems"," 27 Oct. 2017 This is just a small teaser of the funnies to come. — Christopher Rosa, Glamour, "Gal Gadot Just Shared the Funniest 'Wonder Woman' Bloopers on Instagram," 11 Sep. 2017 Funny, because thatâs where this franchise has ended up, too. — Shawn Windsor, Detroit Free Press, "Detroit Tigers' brawl with N.Y. Yankees proves it's time to reboot," 24 Aug. 2017 Funny, then, that the biggest golf tournament win of his youth career would come about eight minutes from his home in Carlsbad. — Tod Leonard, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Well-traveled Alex Yang captures Junior World close to home in Carlsbad," 13 July 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'funny.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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