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as in humorous
causing or intended to cause laughter
the comical antics of the circus clowns
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as in ridiculous
so foolish or pointless as to be worthy of scornful laughter
the comical expression on his face when he realized that he had been swindled
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as in humorousness
the amusing quality or element in something
there's a certain comicality to the outcome of the election: the candidate who ran against Washington, D.C., is now going there
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Recent Examples of comical
Rachel McRady, People.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Some have asked a terrible question — a question that would seem comical in different times: Could Denmark invoke Article 5 against the United States?
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 21 Apr. 2025
The former uses his soccer ball in combat, while the latter has a bizarre, comical move set that incorporates music and dance.
—PC Magazine, 21 Apr. 2025
There’s no sugarcoating in Three Identical Strangers, nor any comical schemes: This is a raw, challenging, and endlessly fascinating look at real-life identical siblings and the effects of being thrust into the spotlight.
—Barry Levitt, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
After this break in Rockport's car vandalism case, Favaloro posted a comical description of the bird's business on a neighborhood Facebook group.
—Rachel McRady, People.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Some have asked a terrible question — a question that would seem comical in different times: Could Denmark invoke Article 5 against the United States?
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 21 Apr. 2025
The former uses his soccer ball in combat, while the latter has a bizarre, comical move set that incorporates music and dance.
—PC Magazine, 21 Apr. 2025
There’s no sugarcoating in Three Identical Strangers, nor any comical schemes: This is a raw, challenging, and endlessly fascinating look at real-life identical siblings and the effects of being thrust into the spotlight.
—Barry Levitt, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comical
Adjective
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It is meant to be instructional, philosophical, informative, uplifting, and sometimes humorous.—
Bob Carlson,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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Galloway provides a perspective that’s at turns humorous and moving, giving new grads solid advice while entertaining them as well.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
22 May 2025
Adjective
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Supreme Court justice calls it 'ridiculous' Trump cuts reach climate scientists who labored for free Kathryn Palmer is a national trending news reporter for USA TODAY.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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In a world where leaders seem eager to bend the knee to Trump’s every impulse, even the truly ridiculous seems plausible.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
14 May 2025
Adjective
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The darkly comedic production kicks off Sept. 15 and runs through Nov. 8.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
14 May 2025
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Berry wasn’t having it—and handled it with comedic finesse.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
13 May 2025
Adjective
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The biggest change, however, has been in fly ball frequency - his fly ball rate is now an absurd 50.0%, higher than any 2024 MLB regular.—
Tony Blengino,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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What else can be said about Judge’s absurd start to this season?—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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The movie got rave reviews at Sundance for its dark humor, poignancy, and the confidence of its debut filmmaker; Victor is certainly one to watch.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Time,
16 May 2025
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Gunn has promised a return to sincerity, but this is still unmistakably his movie so expect dashes of bizarro humor amid the spectacle and a few lovable weirdos around the edges (including Supes’ flying dog Krypto).—
Greg Braxton,
Los Angeles Times,
16 May 2025
Adjective
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His translation recognizes, here and throughout, that the original is funny and compelling enough not to need elaborate explanation, even 60 years after its debut.—
Lily Meyer,
The Dial,
20 May 2025
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That’s not to say the film isn’t funny or sweet, but that there is something much more profound and uncomfortable at its heart, and one that poses a tricky challenge for first-time filmmakers Johansson and Kamen.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
20 May 2025
Adjective
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Using the Graham Norton hologram to tell us that the Earth was turned to ash on May 24th, 2025 is just the right kind of silly for this show.—
Ryan Woodrow,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 May 2025
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Eurovision is still too much of a silly spectacle for some, even with JJ in it.—
Alex Marshall,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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The irony is suffocating: While the Romanian people ultimately made the right choice, the leadership of the United States—the very country that built and led the postwar liberal world order—was quietly rooting for the other side.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 May 2025
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While there’s an obvious irony there — Colin’s parents are perfectly supportive of his sexuality but can’t wrap their heads about his interest in kink — Pillion doesn’t entirely disagree.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
19 May 2025
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“Comical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comical. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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