Synonyms of droll

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adjective

as in humorous

causing or intended to cause laughter

made a droll comment about the commencement speaker's penchant for clichés

Synonyms & Similar Words

• humorous
• comedic
• funny
• amusing
• comical
• comic
• entertaining
• hysteric
• ridiculous
• hysterical
• witty
• hilarious
• playful
• farcical
• riotous
• risible
• screaming
• ludicrous
• uproarious
• antic
• laughable
• humoristic
• sidesplitting
• chucklesome
• killing
• zany
• clownish
• slapstick
• flippant
• wry
• merry
• facetious
• diverting
• waggish
• jocular
• laughing
• whimsical
• jokey
• flip
• jolly
• mirthful
• knockabout
• slapsticky
• pert
• jocose
• jovial
• campy
• rich
• smart
• joky
• gleeful
• smart-aleck
• smart-alecky
• priceless
• mad
• jocund
• snickery
• blithesome

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• humorless
• lame
• unfunny
• serious
• earnest
• solemn
• sombre
• somber
• severe
• unsmiling
• unamusing
• sedate
• staid
• grave
• weighty
• tragic
• sober
• poignant
• moving
• tragical
• touching
• unhumorous
• uncomic
• sad
• affecting
• unhysterical
• mournful
• no-nonsense
• sorrowful
• tearful
• lachrymose
• woeful
• sobersided

droll

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noun

as in comedian

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

the drolls of late-night TV had a field day with that senator's sexual shenanigans

Synonyms & Similar Words

• comedian
• humorist
• wag
• farceur
• comic
• jokester
• wit
• funnyman
• jester
• entertainer
• joker
• card
• gagger
• clown
• gagman
• gagster
• knockabout
• comedienne
• buffoon
• zany
• kidder
• practical joker
• wisecracker
• quipster
• prankster
• teaser
• cutup
• harlequin
• parodist
• satirist
• caricaturist
• banterer
• fool
• quipper
• lampooner