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Synonyms & Antonyms of farcical
1
causing or intended to cause laughter
- the farcical behavior of the troupe of circus clowns
Synonyms for farcical
- antic,
- chucklesome,
- comedic,
- comic,
- comical,
- droll,
- funny,
- hilarious,
- humoristic,
- humorous,
- hysterical
- (also hysteric),
- killing,
- laughable,
- ludicrous,
- ridiculous,
- riotous,
- risible,
- screaming,
- sidesplitting,
- uproarious
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2
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
Synonyms for farcical
- absurd,
- cockamamy
- (or cockamamie),
- comical,
- derisive,
- derisory,
- laughable,
- ludicrous,
- pathetic,
- preposterous,
- ridiculous,
- risible,
- silly
Words Related to farcical
- asinine,
- brainless,
- dumb,
- fatuous,
- foolish,
- half-baked,
- half-witted,
- harebrained,
- idiotic
- (also idiotical),
- imbecile
- (or imbecilic),
- inane,
- jerky,
- moronic,
- nonsensical,
- simpleminded,
- stupid,
- unwise,
- weak-minded,
- witless
- balmy,
- cockeyed,
- crazy,
- cuckoo,
- daffy,
- daft,
- dotty,
- insane,
- kooky
- (also kookie),
- loony
- (also looney),
- lunatic,
- mad,
- nutty,
- screwball,
- senseless,
- wacky
- (also whacky)
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“Farcical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/farcical. Accessed 17 May. 2022.
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The first known use of farcical was in 1710
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