farces

noun

plural of farce
1
as in parodies
a poor, insincere, or insulting imitation of something the recall of a duly elected official for a frivolous reason is not democracy in action but a farce

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2
as in comedies
humorous entertainment the rubber-faced, loose-jointed comedian is a master of knockabout farce

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Recent Examples of farces With sparse amounts of slapstick, this staging isn’t the most physical of farces, though Lutz and Enriquez in particular strike some laugh-out-loud poses. — Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026 Two suburban groups, Plano’s Rover Dramawerks and MainStage Irving-Las Colinas, are opening the new year with farces by prolific British playwrights that are marked by mistaken identity and other comic twists. — Manuel Mendoza, Dallas Morning News, 8 Jan. 2026 His air of louche mischief attended his farces about Dada and James Joyce and moral determinism, his cleverness worn as lightly as a scarf. — Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2025 His movies — farces, fables, experiments — reside in surreal worlds of their own. — Jake Coyle, Boston Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for farces
  1. parodies
  2. comedies
  3. jokes
  4. humors
  5. caricatures
Noun
  • The show was a phenomenon that continues to inspire copycats and parodies; Hansen emerged as an icon for some, and a meme for others.
    — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The reel — shot chin-first, uploaded at midnight — inspired countless parodies.
    — Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of parodies
Noun
  • Screwball comedies, dark horror flicks and so much more await in this weekend’s edition of your friendly neighborhood streaming guide.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • New comedies mark the penultimate weekend of summer from Buddy to Idiots to Finding Emily.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of comedies
Noun
  • But she's also gotten backlash for some of her comments, including lengthy jokes about the non-binary community.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The fact that Jerri and her brother have the same name will write plenty of jokes itself, but with Chad gaining notoriety and having yet another person on his case, Jerri is sure to bring some drama and pressure his way.
    — Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of jokes
Noun
  • All that guessing will create herding and noise trading as the crowd chases the crowd like a dog chases its tail, in a futile attempt to get ahead of the next unpredictable change in what humors the Big Player.
    — Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026
  • European colonists commonly believed that the balance of humors – yellow and black biles, blood and phlegm – circulating through one’s body was important for health.
    — Katherine Ott, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
Definition of humors
Noun
  • The store pulled a children’s Halloween costume from its shelves Monday after widespread social media backlash over a garment that critics said evoked painful memories of racist minstrel caricatures.
    — Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026
  • There’s no outrageous violence or unpleasant caricatures, and the 157-minute runtime feels breezy.
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of caricatures

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“Farces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/farces. Accessed 10 Sep. 2026.

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