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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
That his was an almost farcical and shambolic attempt at an autogolpe does not change the gravity of what happened.
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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
California’s farcical Fast Food Council perfectly encapsulates everything that is wrong with this state’s governance.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 4 Dec. 2025
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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
California’s farcical Fast Food Council perfectly encapsulates everything that is wrong with this state’s governance.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 4 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for farcical
Adjective
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Moses Moody went for a more humorous approach when remembering Macklin’s time around Golden State.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
21 Feb. 2026
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By Jenny Lawson Jenny Lawson shares candid, humorous, and heartfelt strategies for navigating depression, anxiety, and ADHD while staying creative and resilient.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
21 Feb. 2026
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Gus was unafraid to be operatic, to be ridiculous.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Feb. 2026
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All of this accommodation is a bit ridiculous.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
17 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Jesse Jackson, the trailblazing civil rights icon, also had comedic chops.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA Today,
17 Feb. 2026
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His account, delivered with his signature comedic flair, carried an unmistakable undercurrent of genuine terror.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
17 Feb. 2026
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Over the past week, a slew of cinematic videos of celebrities and characters in absurd situations have gone viral online, with one commonality –– they were created using a new artificial intelligence tool from Chinese developer ByteDance, sparking anxiety over the fast-evolving capabilities of AI.—
Stephanie Yang,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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What was turbulent and confused in me came out as absurd and ornate in him.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Feb. 2026
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The builders’ alternating harassment and bribery leaves Cook with little recourse, especially when mafioso-like representatives begin dropping by at all hours, leading to dry exchanges — what little dialogue the film has is extremely funny.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
19 Feb. 2026
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This Elvis comes across confident, breezy, comfortable and funny.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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Maybe the Pac-12 and Mountain West will look silly for not buying in, then watch as the NFC West bids against the Premier League and Marvel Cinematic Universe for the Hornets.—
Jason Kirk,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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Since then, the fizzy dance challenge has exploded on TikTok, with tons of fans re-creating the clip’s silly dance moves in their kitchens, parking garages, living rooms, Times Square and hospital corridors.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
18 Feb. 2026
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While no one was home at the time, the entire comical fumble was captured on the family's house camera.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
22 Feb. 2026
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Our approaches can be critical, satirical, comical, dramatic, poetic, but will always be complex and complicated.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
21 Feb. 2026
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For a film such a this to arrive in a FIFA World Cup year is a stark reminder of the entwinement between soccer and corruption, and De Pauw’s performance as Mayor Dumont — a man inclined to compartmentalize and pass the buck — is wonderfully pathetic.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2026
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These clowns don't even have the courage of their pathetic White supremacist convictions.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Farcical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/farcical. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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