Synonyms of farcical

farcical

adjective

ˈfär-si-kəl 

1

as in humorous

causing or intended to cause laughter

the farcical behavior of the troupe of circus clowns

Synonyms & Similar Words

• humorous
• comedic
• funny
• comical
• ridiculous
• amusing
• comic
• hysterical
• hysteric
• entertaining
• ludicrous
• hilarious
• laughable
• riotous
• uproarious
• risible
• playful
• antic
• witty
• droll
• screaming
• chucklesome
• sidesplitting
• humoristic
• killing
• zany
• clownish
• slapstick
• flippant
• merry
• facetious
• diverting
• jocular
• whimsical
• laughing
• slapsticky
• waggish
• jokey
• flip
• wry
• knockabout
• jolly
• mirthful
• campy
• jovial
• gleeful
• mad
• joky
• jocose
• rich
• priceless
• smart-aleck
• smart
• pert
• jocund
• smart-alecky
• snickery
• blithesome

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lame
• serious
• unfunny
• humorless
• solemn
• tragic
• earnest
• sombre
• somber
• severe
• unamusing
• grave
• staid
• tragical
• sober
• poignant
• sedate
• weighty
• unsmiling
• unhumorous
• unhysterical
• sad
• moving
• uncomic
• touching
• affecting
• sorrowful
• mournful
• woeful
• tearful
• no-nonsense
• sobersided
• lachrymose

2

as in ridiculous

so foolish or pointless as to be worthy of scornful laughter

the farcical routine that a person has to go through to get a refund from that company

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ridiculous
• absurd
• silly
• pathetic
• comical
• foolish
• ludicrous
• stupid
• fantastical
• laughable
• unreasonable
• preposterous
• risible
• irrational
• derisive
• incredible
• cockamamie
• dumb
• derisory
• insane
• fantastic
• crazy
• idiotic
• for the birds
• inane
• nonsensical
• cockamamy
• fatuous
• moronic
• imbecilic
• asinine
• mad
• imbecile
• unwise
• unbelievable
• unreal
• inconceivable
• lunatic
• witless
• harebrained
• unrealistic
• wacky
• illogical
• loony
• whacky
• nutty
• jerky
• simpleminded
• idiotical
• brainless
• daffy
• kooky
• half-baked
• daft
• cuckoo
• screwball
• senseless
• looney
• far-fetched
• half-witted
• cockeyed
• weak-minded
• balmy
• dotty
• kookie

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• serious
• solemn
• earnest
• reasonable
• realistic
• logical
• rational
• credible
• conceivable
• sensible
• believable

Examples of farcical in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Cracking farcical jokes about alopecia is ableist misogynoir at its finest. —Akilah Sailers, Essence, 30 Sep. 2024

Morris lets his subjects' personalities sparkle, weaving a wild farcical tale about the mundane that is believable but just weird enough to stand out. —Eric Farwell and Chris Bellamy, EW.com, 17 Aug. 2024

Colored Television is here to tell us that deciding on some tidy new biracial identity to replace the stereotypical tragic mulatto is a farcical, futile exercise. —Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2024

The gags and laugh lines are middling at best and the situation could hardly be called a masterpiece of farcical construction. —Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2024