FARCICAL Synonyms: 157 Similar and Opposite Words

farcical

adjective

ˈfär-si-kəl

Definition of farcical

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 As Tom's Hardware reports, the farcical matchup was pure spectacle, with the main event robot sporting a Terminator-style face. — Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 5 Oct. 2026 None of this ever accumulates much weight, however, since the conflicts are all dulled by the one-note absurdity of the farcical plotting. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026 What the movie thrives on is the farcical and, all too often, horrendous reach of human error; surreal episodes are not cooked up but happened upon or stumbled over. — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026 Palace had a four-vs-three overload and scored in farcical circumstances. — Stuart James, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for farcical

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Adjective

The re-enactments bring up painful memories, but also an inappropriate and humorous side of Jolanda.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2026
What readers are saying The conversation explores a variety of humorous and satirical takes on the themes presented in the opinion piece.

— Matt Davies, Washington Post, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of humorous

Adjective

Following an outcry from Kirk supporters, the on-air moment led to Cash App, Chewy and other advertisers pulling their support of the progressive comedic podcast.

— Glenn Garner, Deadline, 8 Nov. 2026
John Malkovich, Sam Rockwell and Steve Buscemi lead writer-director Martin McDonagh’s comedic thriller about two CIA operatives who travel from Santiago, Chile, to Easter Island in 1973.

— Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of comedic

Adjective

And Murdoch uses a light hand, making the characters seem lovingly and relatably absurd throughout.

— Namara Smith, New Yorker, 11 Nov. 2026
This camp has insisted all along that Huang’s advocacy was not only self-serving — a thin justification for his pursuit of profits — but, on its face, absurd.

— Andy Browne, semafor.com, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of absurd

Adjective

Set in the future, on the coast of Kent, this unsettling yet funny sci-fi story is about a man who discovers something very strange and seemingly sentient on the beach.

— Namara Smith, New Yorker, 11 Nov. 2026
Only, there’s nothing funny about the show Tampa Bay is watching now, one that might not include Nikita Kucherov for much longer.

— Eduardo A. Encina, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of funny

Adjective

Malkmus teases guitarist Greg Ginn for liking the Grateful Dead now and notes how sweet drummer Bill Stevenson seems for answering a reporter’s silly question so thoughtfully.

— Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 10 Nov. 2026
Still, beyond those sillier antics, Fantano’s content come with breathless vigor and detailed context and research.

— Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of silly

Adjective

Sofi Tukker, its name inspired by the name of a singer of comical and risqué songs who was popular in the first half of the 20th century, consists of Sophie Hawley-Weld and Tucker Halpern.

— Paul Grein, Billboard, 10 Nov. 2026
Because of budget concerns, the comical scene nearly was excised from the movie.

— Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 9 Nov. 2026

Definition of comical

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In fact, the only previous cinematic encounter was the unfortunate 2003 live-action version with Mike Myers that flopped critically and at the box office, winning a pathetic 10 Razzie nominations as one of the worst pictures of that year.

— Pete Hammond, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2026
Simply pathetic, but, MY LIONS stay close in the NFC North race and sets up what should be one of the biggest Thanksgiving Day games in Lions history when the Bears come to town on November 26.

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of pathetic

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