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comedy

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Synonyms & Antonyms of comedy

1 humorous entertainment

presented a night of comedy as part of the weeklong celebrations

Synonyms for comedy

farce,
humor,
slapstick

Words Related to comedy

high comedy,
low comedy

burlesque,
parody,
satire

improv,
stand-up

banter,
drollery,
persiflage,
wit

foolery,
fun,
horseplay,
knockabout,
monkeyshine(s),
shenanigan(s)

2 the amusing quality or element in something

I just don't see the comedy in someone flunking a driving test that they really needed to pass

Synonyms for comedy

comic,
comicality,
drollery,
drollness,
funniness,
hilariousness,
humor,
humorousness,
richness,
uproariousness

Words Related to comedy

amusement,
enjoyment,
fun,
pleasure

absurdity,
irony,
laughableness,
ludicrousness,
ridiculousness

whimsicality,
wittiness,
wryness

burlesque,
caricature,
farce,
jest,
lampoon,
parody,
satire,
slapstick,
spoof,
takeoff

jocularity,
jokiness,
playfulness,
waggishness

Near Antonyms for comedy

agony,
anguish,
dolor,
grief,
heartache,
heartbreak,
misery,
sorrow,
torment,
torture,
tribulation,
woe

gravity,
seriousness,
soberness,
solemnity,
solemnness,
somberness

Antonyms for comedy

pathos

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“Comedy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comedy. Accessed 2 Dec. 2021.

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