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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
California’s farcical Fast Food Council perfectly encapsulates everything that is wrong with this state’s governance.
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The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 4 Dec. 2025
The affair grows less decorous in farcical scenes of upstairs and downstairs life — kitchen staff toiling away on blunts, a trigger-happy shooting party, and cockney pub patrons breaking out in song — and the various side plots.
—Elaina Patton, IndieWire, 3 Dec. 2025
But Baumbach smartly renders the character’s breakdown as more farcical than tragic.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 14 Nov. 2025
Season-defining results turning not on the ever-growing bona fide quality of the players and the performances but on farcical decision-making.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
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The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 4 Dec. 2025
The affair grows less decorous in farcical scenes of upstairs and downstairs life — kitchen staff toiling away on blunts, a trigger-happy shooting party, and cockney pub patrons breaking out in song — and the various side plots.
—Elaina Patton, IndieWire, 3 Dec. 2025
But Baumbach smartly renders the character’s breakdown as more farcical than tragic.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 14 Nov. 2025
Season-defining results turning not on the ever-growing bona fide quality of the players and the performances but on farcical decision-making.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for farcical
Adjective
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Delhomme’s answer, by turns humorous and insightful, is worth listening to.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Jan. 2026
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These items feel sentimental and humorous (in an endearing, nostalgic way).—
Cori Sears,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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So the firings of Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski and the Ravens’ Harbaugh have injected some juice into a Giants search that previously threatened to cast as wide and arbitrary a net as last year’s ridiculous Jets process.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
7 Jan. 2026
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The Olympics is a ridiculous mixture of hit-you-straight-in-the-feels origin stories and Greek god-level athletic prowess.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
7 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Adventurous cinephiles came to worship his enveloping dramas, and directors like Jim Jarmusch and Gus Van Sant were heavily influenced by his contemplative style and underappreciated deadpan comedic style.—
Tim Grierson,
Rolling Stone,
6 Jan. 2026
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Vinnie Dakota and Balthazar Cavendish, voiced respectively by Povenmire and Marsh, provide some of the best comedic moments from the series.—
Stephanie Ganz,
Parents,
5 Jan. 2026
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After the first Roundtable, Survivor stalwart Rob Cesternino — perhaps clued in by Candiace’s absurd conga line ploy to get people out of the kitchen — sniffed out that a murder in plain sight could be happening.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Jan. 2026
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Contrary to what many may think, the researchers found no correlation between a person’s level of education and their capacity to believe in absurd conspiracies.—
Joe Wilkins Published Jan 8,
Futurism,
8 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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To the contrary, though the film is frequently funny, Brewer takes their ambitions and reversals seriously.—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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Hockey is a funny game sometimes.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
9 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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To say the road to the Super Bowl goes through Jacksonville sounds silly in the NFL’s grand scheme, but for a talented and decorated Bills group that never has won there, that’s the first stop on the quest.—
Tim Graham,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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Citing the Monroe Doctrine is silly.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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All those irreverent celebrations and comical soliloquies left no shortage of options.—
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
11 Jan. 2026
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That sense of place goes a long way in immersing you into J1’s world, whether the tone is deadly serious or lightly comical.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
9 Jan. 2026
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Add the pathetic reality that Illinois is the very definition of unfriendliness for business development and job creation, and the only thing Pritzker and his accomplices can campaign on is the vilification of Trump, facts be damned.—
Paul Miller,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Jan. 2026
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There are solutions to Joe Biden’s failing and pathetic attempts to raise money to build a presidential library.—
Peter Lucas,
Boston Herald,
20 Dec. 2025
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“Farcical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/farcical. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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