as in funny
causing or intended to cause laughter
hilarious cartoons that the whole family can enjoy the clown's hilarious antics
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Recent Examples of hilarious
With a supporting cast that includes Nicole Byer, Liza Koshy and Charlie Day, this film promises a hilarious and raunchy ride through the awkwardness of teenage desire.
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Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
The Savannah Bananas, the team that went viral playing a hilarious brand of baseball, are coming this Sunday to a streamer near you.
—Christie D’zurilla, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2025
Maggie is a hilarious and life-affirming spin on the divorce novel.
—Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 1 July 2025
Her sarcasm is hilarious to me but also sobering, underscoring the individual lives that will now be upended.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 27 June 2025
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Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
The Savannah Bananas, the team that went viral playing a hilarious brand of baseball, are coming this Sunday to a streamer near you.
—Christie D’zurilla, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2025
Maggie is a hilarious and life-affirming spin on the divorce novel.
—Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 1 July 2025
Her sarcasm is hilarious to me but also sobering, underscoring the individual lives that will now be upended.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 27 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hilarious
Adjective
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Their loyalty and love for each other is rewarded just by being cooler and funnier than anyone else around.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
7 July 2025
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But a journalist and the comedian swapping professions for a day or two could be funny.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 July 2025
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Mister Terrific, who is not a humorous man but is very funny because of it, gets very huffy over Superman’s jibes and storms off.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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Others saw it as a humorous, if unsettling, glimpse into how AI is increasingly embedded in corporate communications.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 July 2025
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The comedic sci-fi film from Amazon MGM Studios follows Gosling, whose character makes a leap from unassuming teacher to an astronaut assigned to a risky space mission.—
Abigail Lee,
Variety,
30 June 2025
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Largely, comedic multi-hyphenates who have gone on to enduring careers in front of and behind the camera.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
30 June 2025
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The amusing interaction comes a few days after Plum appeared to urge referees to give Clark, 23-years-old, a technical foul for stepping onto the court during the Sparks' game against the Indiana Fever on Thursday, June 26.—
Grace Jordan-Weinstein,
People.com,
30 June 2025
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Although many other theories were quite amusing on social media.—
Marshall Shepherd,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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Hackman, Perrine and Beatty add a comical touch to all of their scenes.—
Martin Gold,
HollywoodReporter,
7 July 2025
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The film was always going to be a giant undertaking, but an almost comical series of unfortunate events had curtailed it into becoming one of the most expensive pictures Hollywood had ever produced… long before Burton even joined the project.—
Rance Collins,
IndieWire,
2 July 2025
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But her physical discomfort, brain fog, and financial stress had made the idea of writing a novel seem ridiculous.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 June 2025
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The crowded panorama of ticktocking boxes is ridiculous and charming and absolutely unforgettable in its slightly manic demonstration of Japanese hobbyism.—
Jessica Kozuka,
Travel + Leisure,
29 June 2025
Adjective
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Created by Keenen Ivory Wayans and featuring several members of his comic family such as Jamie Foxx, Jim Carrey and a young dancer named Jennifer Lopez, the show attracted the hottest hip hop and R&B guests every Sunday.—
Cheryl V. Jackson,
IndyStar,
2 July 2025
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Its web comic adaptation was published in 2020 and is currently available worldwide in 10 languages, including English, Japanese and French.—
Joan MacDonald,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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Christina MacSweeney, The Dance and the Fire Catapult, July 29 In Saldaña Paris’s ambitious new novel, three friends return to Cuernavaca, Mexico, a city on fire—wild fires and, soon enough, a kind of hysterical dancing compulsion overcoming the population.—
Literary Hub
July 1,
Literary Hub,
1 July 2025
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Today, that war is paused under a tenuous ceasefire, and despite the hopes and near hysterical levels of speculation, the regime remains in power.—
Sanam Vakil,
Time,
26 June 2025
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“Hilarious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hilarious. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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