Synonyms of comedy

comedy

noun

ˈkä-mə-dē 

1

as in humor

humorous entertainment

presented a night of comedy as part of the weeklong celebrations

Synonyms & Similar Words

• humor
• satire
• slapstick
• farce
• parody
• burlesque
• fun
• improv
• stand-up
• high comedy
• low comedy
• banter
• knockabout
• drollery
• wit
• persiflage
• horseplay
• foolery
• monkeyshine(s)
• shenanigan(s)

2

as in humorousness

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 & Similar Words

• humor
• humorousness
• irony
• comicality
• funniness
• drollery
• richness
• comic
• hilariousness
• drollness
• amusement
• satire
• enjoyment
• uproariousness
• pleasure
• burlesque
• absurdity
• ridiculousness
• slapstick
• parody
• farce
• spoof
• ludicrousness
• whimsicality
• fun
• lampoon
• wittiness
• wryness
• playfulness
• jocularity
• takeoff
• caricature
• laughableness
• jokiness
• jest
• waggishness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pathos
• sorrow
• grief
• misery
• torture
• anguish
• heartbreak
• gravity
• heartache
• agony
• woe
• tribulation
• seriousness
• torment
• solemnity
• dolor
• somberness
• soberness
• solemnness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of comedy

Drexler, who died last year, at ninety-eight, was not only an iconoclastic novelist, a multiple-Obie-winning playwright, and an Emmy-winning comedy writer. — Leslie Camhi, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2026

That's the premise of te black comedy Phony, which stars Sam Nivola as teenager Sonny Cooke, who wakes up in the hospital after a car accident, convinced that his mother (Connie Britton) has been replaced by an impostor. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026

Some of the limitations of the documentary illustrate, without comment, the limitations of a generation of standup comedy. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026

But comedy eventually taught her to do almost the opposite of what acting required. — Johanna Ferreira, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026