Synonyms of funnies

funnies

noun

plural of funny

1

as in cartoons

a series of drawings that tell a story or part of a story

reading the Sunday funnies is part of my weekend ritual

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cartoons
• strips
• comics
• comic strips
• animations
• funny papers
• comic books
• caricatures
• graphic novels
• animated cartoons

2

as in jokes

something said or done to cause laughter

let's can the funnies—we've got serious work to do here

Synonyms & Similar Words

• jokes
• laughs
• gags
• giggles
• wisecracks
• witticisms
• one-liners
• quips
• japes
• yuks
• sallies
• ribs
• pleasantries
• pranks
• jests
• drolleries
• screams
• joshes
• comedies
• parodies
• waggeries
• antics
• nifties
• cracks
• riots
• tricks
• boffs
• capers
• buffooneries
• practical jokes
• humors
• knee-slappers
• panics
• burlesques
• riffs
• monkeyshines
• banters
• repartees
• caricatures
• boffolas
• wits
• lampoons
• mockeries
• mocks
• wordplays
• leg-pulls
• railleries
• put-ons
• thigh-slappers
• persiflages

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of funnies

Lowbrow sources such as Sunday funnies, B movies, and advertisements are present but are more diffuse, rarely coalescing into obvious quotation. — Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 2 June 2026