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a funny story
a hilarious story
an amusing story
a comedic story
an entertaining story
a laughable story
a funny girl
a comical girl
a witty girl
a humorous girl
a quirky girl
a smiley girl
funny feeling
strange feeling
unusual feeling
odd feeling
peculiar feeling
weird feeling
funny business
crazy business
silly business
goofy business
weird business
wacky business
a funny thing
an interesting thing
a curious thing
an ironic thing
an amazing thing
a laughable thing

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Recent Examples of funny
Adjective
Molly the maid, by now promoted to head maid at her posh hotel, is on the spectrum, and her literal understanding of the world makes for both funny moments and good insights. Barbara Ellis, Denver Post, 6 July 2025 Ahead of the British Grand Prix, Sky Sports commentator Martin Brundle had a funny exchange with Top Gear's Jeremy Clarkson. Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 July 2025
Noun
At times laugh-out-loud funny, the film explores the effects Johnson’s journey has had on his life and those around him, including Johnson’s father and teenage son. Addie Morfoot, Variety, 1 Jan. 2025 Speaking of funnies, stop publishing ones that aren’t funny! Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2024 See All Example Sentences for funny
Recent Examples of Synonyms for funny
Adjective
  • Others saw it as a humorous, if unsettling, glimpse into how AI is increasingly embedded in corporate communications.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
  • Mister Terrific, who is not a humorous man but is very funny because of it, gets very huffy over Superman’s jibes and storms off.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
Adjective
  • This bizarre tale about being picked up by bounty hunters, taken to an unmarked warehouse without access to food, water or an attorney were clearly fabricated.
    Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2025
  • Alicia Hannah-Kim is breaking her silence after a bizarre incident with Cobra Kai costar Martin Kove earlier this month resulted in him being removed from a fan event for biting her.
    Mekishana Pierre, EW.com, 30 June 2025
Adjective
  • Finally, real-time monitoring can detect unusual activity, such as multiple login attempts or access from unfamiliar IP addresses, allowing organizers to respond quickly to potential threats. 3.
    Michele Dobnikar, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • There was an unusual silence surrounding Sacramento’s apparent acquisition of Dennis Schroder on Monday after the Kings reportedly reached an agreement with the free agent point guard.
    Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2025
Noun
  • Billboard is 'just too valuable' to sell, owner says The political cartoon is just the latest political critique that Fiorito, who is based in California, has leveled by way of the Phoenix billboard.
    Laura Gersony, AZCentral.com, 8 July 2025
  • The idea was inspired by 1945's Anchors Away, in which Kelly danced with Jerry Mouse from the beloved cartoon Tom and Jerry.
    Rachel Flynn, People.com, 6 July 2025
Noun
  • And yet the world is too driven by algorithms, too fragmented in its tastes, to ever be on the same page again and get the same jokes.
    Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2025
  • She was raised in a society—a West Indian society—that did not put much of a premium on women’s bodies, where any kind of intimacy was a joke.
    Hilton Als, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
Adjective
  • Largely, comedic multi-hyphenates who have gone on to enduring careers in front of and behind the camera.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 30 June 2025
  • The comedic sci-fi film from Amazon MGM Studios follows Gosling, whose character makes a leap from unassuming teacher to an astronaut assigned to a risky space mission.
    Abigail Lee, Variety, 30 June 2025
Adjective
  • Ali spends a good chunk of time confused by the strange words whirling around him.
    Christopher J. Yates July 9, Literary Hub, 9 July 2025
  • Once it’s set, however, the song hits that midpoint launch, and the visuals take off with it, careening into a kaleidoscopic burst of moshing, shredding, and seemingly unfettered euphoria that quickly descends into strange violence and cannibalistic chaos.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 8 July 2025
Adjective
  • About 46 novas per year explode in the Milky Way—but since many are very far away, spotting one with the naked eye in the night sky is uncommon.
    Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 July 2025
  • And on purely residential streets, that type of building is uncommon since many houses don't have separate bases.
    Sydney Franklin, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025

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