unfunny

adjective

un·​fun·​ny ˌən-ˈfə-nē 

unfunnier; unfunniest

: not funny : unamusing

an unfunny joke

an unfunny performer/performance

unfunnily

ˌən-ˈfə-nə-lē 

adverb

unfunniness

ˌən-ˈfə-nē-nəs 

noun

Examples of unfunny in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Despite a solid cast featuring Ron Livingston, Rachel Bilson and Thomas Lennon, Kevin Lewis' pre-Halloween Christmas movie is tired and unfunny. — Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 29 Oct. 2026

The film’s pick-me jabs at humor are frankly, flatly unfunny and grating, twisting the film at times into a perverse, almost self-aware treatise on tweeness. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 20 Oct. 2026

So maybe a gratuitous and unfunny line about anyone taking out American cities is better left unsaid. — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

But being unfunny is less Digger’s problem than a story that ties itself in knots trying to be clever, as a completely unconvincing big twist alters the picture and opens a window to a grim future. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1858, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for unfunny

• bunny
• funny
• gunny
• honey
• money
• runny
• sonny
• sunny
• tunny