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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
Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony.
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ArsTechnica, 29 Apr. 2025
After Episode 6’s memorable combination of Rick and Frank (Sam Rockwell) having a conversation that rattled at least one of them to his core, the duo continue their shenanigans with an absolutely farcical visit to Jim (Glenn) and Sritala’s (Lek Patravadi) home.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 30 Mar. 2025
But what was lyrical in France has become farcical in the Soviet Union.
—Arthur Lubow, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
It’s smartly written, festooned with quirky business, farcical situations, droll asides.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2025
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ArsTechnica, 29 Apr. 2025
After Episode 6’s memorable combination of Rick and Frank (Sam Rockwell) having a conversation that rattled at least one of them to his core, the duo continue their shenanigans with an absolutely farcical visit to Jim (Glenn) and Sritala’s (Lek Patravadi) home.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 30 Mar. 2025
But what was lyrical in France has become farcical in the Soviet Union.
—Arthur Lubow, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
It’s smartly written, festooned with quirky business, farcical situations, droll asides.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for farcical
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Some of immediate response was humorous and positive, signaling that he should be given a chance, while others critical, a sign of the times where memes can quickly take on a life of their own.—
Peter Suciu,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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The state prefers sans-serif fonts like Times New Roman or Arial, and signage must not give a humorous impression.—
Tribune Content Agency,
Mercury News,
6 May 2025
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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
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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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But when a threat appears from which Murderbot has to save his idiot clients, the danger feels real, and the action is staged well, in a way that’s both exciting and also lightly comedic, since Murderbot is a nearly obsolete model that’s often overmatched by its robot or alien opponents.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
13 May 2025
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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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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
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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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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
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The former uses his soccer ball in combat, while the latter has a bizarre, comical move set that incorporates music and dance.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
21 Apr. 2025
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No other governor, remember, has tried to pull off this pathetic budget stunt.—
Joe Soucheray,
Twin Cities,
10 May 2025
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In his last, most pathetic years, Mark Twain threw himself behind the crackpot theory that the true author of Shakespeare’s plays may have been Francis Bacon.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
9 May 2025
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“Farcical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/farcical. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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