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comic

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of comic

causing or intended to cause laughter

a comic monologue about his misadventures as a first-time camper

Synonyms of comic

antic, chucklesome, comedic, comical, droll, farcical, funny, hilarious, humoristic, humorous, hysterical (also hysteric), killing, laughable, ludicrous, ridiculous, riotous, risible, screaming, sidesplitting, uproarious

Words Related to comic

amusing, diverting, entertaining

clownish, knockabout, slapstick, slapsticky, zany

facetious, flip, flippant, pert, smart, smart-aleck, smart-alecky, snickery

jocular, playful, waggish

campy, jokey (also joky)

priceless, rich, whimsical, witty, wry

blithesome, gleeful, jocose, jocund, jolly, jovial, laughing, mad, merry, mirthful

Near Antonyms of comic

earnest, grave, no-nonsense, sedate, serious, severe, sober, sobersided, solemn, somber (or sombre), staid, unsmiling, weighty

affecting, moving, poignant, touching, tragic (also tragical)

lachrymose, mournful, sad, sorrowful, tearful, woeful

Antonyms of comic

humorless, lame, unamusing, uncomic, unfunny, unhumorous, unhysterical

Synonym Discussion of comic

laughable, ludicrous, ridiculous, comic, comical mean provoking laughter or mirth. laughable applies to anything occasioning laughter.

- laughable attempts at skating

ludicrous suggests absurdity that excites both laughter and scorn.

- a thriller with a ludicrous plot

ridiculous suggests extreme absurdity, foolishness, or contemptibility.

- a ridiculous display of anger

comic applies especially to what arouses thoughtful amusement.

- a comic character

comical applies to what arouses spontaneous hilarity.

- a comical hat

comic

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of comic

1 a person (as a writer) noted for or specializing in humor

a well-known TV comic

Synonyms of comic

card, comedian, droll, farceur, funnyman, gagger, gagman, gagster, humorist, jester, joker, jokester, wag, wit

Words Related to comic

comedienne, entertainer

banterer, cutup, kidder, knockabout, practical joker, prankster, quipper, quipster, teaser, wisecracker

buffoon, clown, fool, harlequin, zany

caricaturist, lampooner, parodist, satirist

2 a series of drawings that tell a story or part of a story

posted an especially funny comic by the watercooler

Synonyms of comic

cartoon, comic strip, funny, strip

Words Related to comic

comic book, funny paper(s), graphic novel

animated cartoon, animation

caricature

3 the amusing quality or element in something

a celebrated humorist who, without fail, could find the comic in even the most mundane of situations

Synonyms of comic

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

Words Related to comic

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 of comic

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

gravity, seriousness, soberness, solemnity, solemnness, somberness

Antonyms of comic

pathos

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