hysterical
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Synonyms & Antonyms for hysterical
Synonyms
antic, chucklesome, comedic, comic, comical, droll, farcical, funny, hilarious, humoristic, humorous, killing, laughable, ludicrous, ridiculous, riotous, risible, screaming, sidesplitting, uproarious
Antonyms
humorless, lame, unamusing, uncomic, unfunny, unhumorous, unhysterical
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Their hysterical worship of Stalin and their total and unconditional rejection of him sprang from the same soil. — Aaron Lake Smith, Harper's magazine, "The Trials of Vasily Grossman," 24 June 2019 Not hysterical, just grounded information about what’s happening to our bodies. — Jane Ratcliffe, Longreads, "‘Brokenness and Holiness Really Go Together’: Darcey Steinke on Menopause," 15 June 2019 From sassy to hysterical, scroll through to take a look at all of the best Twitter reactions and memes from fashion's big night. — Nicole Saunders, Harper's BAZAAR, "The Best Memes and Twitter Reactions From the 2019 Met Gala," 7 May 2019 During the following night’s performance, Zula notices Wiktor’s empty seat and winces at the absence. The leading duo’s love for each other is vivid, passionate, at times borderline hysterical, but how solid are its foundations? — Giles Harvey, Harper's magazine, "Home Truths," 10 Jan. 2019 Warren doesn’t generate the hysterical fandom that politicians like Trump and Beto O’Rourke provoke at rallies. — Sheelah Kolhatkar, The New Yorker, "Can Elizabeth Warren Win It All?," 14 June 2019 The streets were filled with naked or half-clothed people, excited men and hysterical women. — sandiegouniontribune.com, "April 18, 1906: Quake Destroys San Francisco," 18 Apr. 2018 If the Ebola virus’s R0 sounds surprisingly low to you, that’s probably because you have been misled by the often hysterical reporting about the disease. — Quanta Magazine, "The Unforgiving Math That Stops Epidemics," 26 Oct. 2017 After winning the first two games of their playoff series on the road, the Pelicans returned home to a hysterical crowd that powered them to one of the most one-sided postseason performances in franchise history. — William Guillory, NOLA.com, "Pelicans dominate Blazers from start to finish, take 3-0 series lead," 19 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'hysterical.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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