FARCICAL Synonyms: 157 Similar and Opposite Words

farcical

adjective

ˈfär-si-kəl

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as in humorous

causing or intended to cause laughter the farcical behavior of the troupe of circus clowns

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as in ridiculous

so foolish or pointless as to be worthy of scornful laughter the farcical routine that a person has to go through to get a refund from that company

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Recent Examples of farcical Dilbert’s titular character, an engineer working in a cubicle at a high-tech company, goes through many of the routine yet farcical aspects of corporate bureaucracy that many Americans were familiar with. —

Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 14 Jan. 2026 That his was an almost farcical and shambolic attempt at an autogolpe does not change the gravity of what happened. —

Jamelle Bouie, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026 An upstairs-downstairs work of historical fiction with a premise farcical enough to fuel an Oscar Wilde play seems like a solid first step toward the genre. —

Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026 If slapstick comedy uses the body as an elastic tool to heighten the farcical elements of a moment, transforming even the most prosaic exchange, what Byrne is doing is its antithesis. —

Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for farcical

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This is distinct from writing that is humorous, the stuff that will give you a wry smile at best.

— John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2026
The team of Bob Mortimer, Aisling Bea, and Sally Phillips sang a song that playfully mocked Rosalind, but the team of Nish Kumar and Mark Watson—whose performances had been hilariously scattershot that season—delivered a sweet, self-effacing, and humorous song that took everyone by surprise.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 Apr. 2026