comic

1 a person (as a writer) noted for or specializing in humor a well-known TV comic Synonyms card, comedian, humorist, droll, farceur, funnyman, gagger, gagman, gagster, jester, joker, jokester, wag, witRelated Words 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 cartoon, comic strip, funny, stripRelated Words 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 comedy, humor, comicality, drollery, drollness, funniness, hilariousness, humorousness, richness, uproariousnessRelated Words 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, waggishnessNear Antonyms agony, anguish, dolor, grief, heartache, heartbreak, misery, sorrow, torment, torture, tribulation, woe; gravity, seriousness, soberness, solemnity, solemnness, sombernessAntonyms pathos