Definition of amusing
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Examples of amusing in a Sentence
He's one of the most amusing people I know.
It was amusing to hear her tell the story.
Recent Examples of amusing from the Web
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There are few players on tour more sporting, especially to ball kids, or more amusing—as his note-perfect impersonations of Nadal and Maria Sharapova will surely attest.
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One problem is that the liberal humor elite is increasingly shrill in its insistence that jokes be funny, or at least mildly amusing.
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His ambitions are smaller, less philosophical, and more amusing.
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The game was a big enough hit that a few other teams joined the promotion and, in turn, produced some garish contributions into this amusing, if totally odd moment in baseball history.
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Much of this might seem the amusing backwash of a raucous democracy, but competing claims of patriotism are helping wedge America apart.
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There was also the far less amusing replacement event—theoretically, a patriotic ceremony to listen to the National Anthem, of all things—to deal with.
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The thought of even extra-terrestrial creatures being convinced that Southgate's men will lift the World Cup trophy in Russia is particularly amusing, as is the realistic accent of E.T put on by the creator of this meme.
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The insistence on chorus lines for ensembles proved amusing enough and musical enough if also a little forced.
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Origin and Etymology of amusing
amusing Synonyms
Synonyms
delightful, diverting, enjoyable, entertaining, fun, pleasurable;
Antonyms
boring, drab, dreary, dull, flat, heavy, humdrum, jading, leaden, monotonous, pedestrian, pleasureless, ponderous, stodgy, stuffy, tedious, tiresome, tiring, uninteresting, wearisome, weary, wearying;
Near Antonyms
disagreeable, displeasing, distasteful, uncongenial, unlovely, unpleasant, unpleasing, unwelcome;
Related Words
agreeable, beguiling, nice, pleasant, satisfying, welcome;
antic, comic, comical, droll, farcical, funny, hilarious, humorous, laughable, ludicrous, ridiculous, riotous, risible, sidesplitting, uproarious;
blithesome, gay, gleeful, happy, jocose, jocund, jolly, jovial, merry, mirthful, sunny;
AMUSING Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of amusing for English Language Learners
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: causing laughter or enjoyment : funny or enjoyable
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