comic | Definition of comic

comic

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of comic

1 a person (as a writer) noted for or specializing in humor

a well-known TV comic

Synonyms of comic

card, comedian, droll, farceur, funnyman, gagger, gagman, gagster, humorist, jester, joker, jokester, wag, wit

Words Related to comic

comedienne, entertainer

banterer, cutup, kidder, knockabout, practical joker, prankster, quipper, quipster, teaser, wisecracker

buffoon, clown, fool, harlequin, zany

caricaturist, lampooner, parodist, satirist

2 a series of drawings that tell a story or part of a story

posted an especially funny comic by the watercooler

Synonyms of comic

cartoon, comic strip, funny, strip

Words Related to comic

comic book, funny paper(s), graphic novel

animated cartoon, animation

3 the amusing quality or element in something

a celebrated humorist who, without fail, could find the comic in even the most mundane of situations

Synonyms of comic

comedy, comicality, drollery, drollness, funniness, hilariousness, humor, humorousness, richness, uproariousness

Words Related to comic

amusement, enjoyment, fun, pleasure

absurdity, irony, laughableness, ludicrousness, ridiculousness

whimsicality, wittiness, wryness

burlesque, caricature, farce, jest, lampoon, parody, satire, slapstick, spoof, takeoff

jocularity, jokiness, playfulness, waggishness

Near Antonyms of comic

agony, anguish, dolor, grief, heartache, heartbreak, misery, sorrow, torment, torture, tribulation, woe

gravity, seriousness, soberness, solemnity, solemnness, somberness

Antonyms of comic