as in fun
providing amusement or enjoyment
Grandma told an amusing story about Dad when he was little
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as in entertaining
to cause (someone) to pass the time agreeably occupied
the older girl amused her four-year-old sister at the family reunion by showing her off to all the relatives
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Recent Examples of amusing
David Chiu, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Fletcher and Jolly win audience love here, and Allen’s naked ambition to become sheriff is quite amusing.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025
This is amusing but understandable; in an era where commodity fetishism has turned analog, low-budget cinema into something aspirational, Jenkin has made no compromises for accessibility.
—Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2025
But with all that being said, New Village Arts’ production is a likable, amusing and earnest staging with four ebullient actors directed with playfulness and energy by Desireé Clarke Miller.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
DeMarco was also entetaining with his amusing banter in between songs while encouraging his New York fans to clap and wave their arms.
—David Chiu, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Fletcher and Jolly win audience love here, and Allen’s naked ambition to become sheriff is quite amusing.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025
This is amusing but understandable; in an era where commodity fetishism has turned analog, low-budget cinema into something aspirational, Jenkin has made no compromises for accessibility.
—Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2025
But with all that being said, New Village Arts’ production is a likable, amusing and earnest staging with four ebullient actors directed with playfulness and energy by Desireé Clarke Miller.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for amusing
Adjective
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It’s supposed to be a fun and inclusive movie experience.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Sep. 2025
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Give the first of the 'Ber months a proper send-off by finding something fun to do.—
Caroline Ritzie,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
24 Sep. 2025
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Picture cascading terraces overlooking a pristine golf course, a brick patio, swimming pool, hot tub, and a bluestone terrace for entertaining or catching some rays.—
Miriam Schwartz,
Boston Herald,
18 Sep. 2025
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Around the same time, Mark Twain spent weeks at a time at the estate, soaking in the New England scenery and entertaining other houseguests with readings from Huckleberry Finn.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Chia seeds absorb liquids, giving the seeds an enjoyable gel-like texture.—
Merve Ceylan,
Health,
27 Sep. 2025
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My friendship and partnership with Graham has been profound and certainly one of the most enjoyable relationships of my life.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
26 Sep. 2025
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Her mother, an enslaved woman whose name is lost to history, had been a storyteller, too, regaling the girl with folktales on the Maryland plantation where she was born in the mid-nineteenth century.—
April White,
JSTOR Daily,
15 Sep. 2025
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The 21-time PGA Tour winner engaged a small group on a practice green, going over technique, drills and flatstick psychology while also regaling them with stories about golf greats—like how keeping an eye on the hole helped Beth Daniel transform her putting game.—
Mike Dojc,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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Even the wine lists are delightful physical specimens, bound in corrugated cardboard in homage to the nineteen-seventies Italian cookbook series In Bocca, and découpaged with psychedelic illustrations from the books.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
21 Sep. 2025
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After a delightful dummy past Gravenberch, Grealish set up a chance from which Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall should at least have hit the target.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
21 Sep. 2025
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“Amusing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amusing. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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