Definition of farcical
2
: laughably inept : absurd
- farcical high jinks
- Trending Now: More Trending:
- sequacious inadmissible oligarch, pejorative emolument troll
- ALL
What's Trending Now
More Trending Words
Examples of farcical in a Sentence
the farcical behavior of the troupe of circus clowns
the farcical routine that a person has to go through to get a refund from that company
Recent Examples of farcical from the Web
-
Apart from a brief interlude in late 1862 — Confederates recaptured it on New Year’s Day 1863, in the somewhat farcical Battle of Galveston — the city was the lone Confederate port to remain unoccupied during the war.
-
That possibly takes something away from this play, depriving it of an urgency, which Grandage distracts from by upping the farcical energy.
-
And if a mystical Lady of the Lake (portrayed by Christine Hewitt with big-voiced bravura and a slyly scene-stealing touch) bestowed upon you the fabled sword Excalibur via a totally non-farcical aquatic ceremony.
-
At first blush, this line of thinking seems farcical.
-
In one near-farcical moment, an Army public information officer and two photographers also managed to get through.
-
Like the border wall—and the farcical prototype competition—the tent city at Tornillo has become yet another physical manifestation of the Trump administration’s immigration policy.
-
Despite the film’s farcical nature, Waititi brought a share of significant changes that left the character better for it by the end.
-
Even after gifting the Spanish side two goals over the two legs - including one of the most farcical pieces of goalkeeping you'll ever see from Sven Ulreich - the Germans still presented a serious threat to Madrid until the very end of the tie.
These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'farcical.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
First Known Use of farcical
1710
farcical Synonyms
Synonyms
antic, chucklesome, comedic, comic, comical, droll, funny, hilarious, humorous, hysterical (also hysteric), killing, laughable, ludicrous, ridiculous, riotous, risible, screaming, sidesplitting, uproarious;
Antonyms
humorless, lame, unamusing, uncomic, unfunny, unhumorous, unhysterical;
Near Antonyms
earnest, grave, no-nonsense, sedate, serious, severe, sober, sobersided, solemn, somber (or sombre), staid, unsmiling, weighty;
affecting, moving, poignant, touching, tragic (also tragical);
Related Words
amusing, diverting, entertaining;
clownish, knockabout, slapstick, slapsticky, zany;
facetious, flip, flippant, smart-aleck, smart-alecky, snickery;
priceless, rich, whimsical, witty, wry;
blithesome, gleeful, jocose, jocund, jolly, jovial, laughing, mad, merry, mirthful;
Learn More about farcical
-
Thesaurus: All synonyms and antonyms for farcical Spanish Central: Translation of farcical Nglish: Translation of farcical for Spanish speakers Britannica English: Translation of farcical for Arabic speakers
Seen and Heard
What made you want to look up farcical? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).
