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as in humorous
causing or intended to cause laughter
a very funny movie that had audiences rolling in the aisles
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as in bizarre
different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion
that's funny, for I could have sworn I put my keys right here yesterday
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as in unusual
noticeably different from what is generally found or experienced
that's a funny-looking dog—what kind is it?
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as in cartoon
a series of drawings that tell a story or part of a story
reading the Sunday funnies is part of my weekend ritual
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as in joke
something said or done to cause laughter
let's can the funnies—we've got serious work to do here
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a funny story
a funny thing
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Recent Examples of funny
Breanne L. Heldman, People.com, 10 Aug. 2025
More Photo by Jeff Bottari/Getty Images With that being said, a funny moment came up recently.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Aug. 2025
David Axe, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
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
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Adjective
Well, those can be a bit harder to find — and a whole lot funnier.
—Breanne L. Heldman, People.com, 10 Aug. 2025
More Photo by Jeff Bottari/Getty Images With that being said, a funny moment came up recently.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Aug. 2025
Noun
The Ukrainians have knocked out at least two BTR-D funnies since November.
—David Axe, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for funny
Adjective
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Donkey provided comic relief, pathos and friendship to Shrek, with the film praised for its humorous twist on fairy-tale tropes.—
Aaron Couch,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Aug. 2025
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This humorous and heartfelt novel traces a decade in the couple’s life together — and Coralie’s own journey toward self-discovery.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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After a couple of insulting caricatures, increasingly bizarre depictions of the Vice President started to spread through the internet, the trend becoming a competition to see who could create the most hideous, weird or original Vance.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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These clever yet bizarre gadgets are both fun and oddly useful.—
Nora Colomer
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FOXNews.com,
6 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Just to see John Turturro and Christopher Walken play lovers is so unexpected, so unusual and so well done.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
7 Aug. 2025
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To do this, the snails have developed some unusual tools to alter its genome that could inform future ways for humans to do the same.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Laugh Lines: Test your knowledge of classic New Yorker cartoons.—
Hannah Jocelyn,
New Yorker,
12 Aug. 2025
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Novelty waffle makers create waffles in fun shapes, like rocket ships or cartoon characters.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
11 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Following Colbert’s ongoing jokes at the president’s expense, Trump has celebrated the talk show’s demise.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
17 Aug. 2025
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The kind of joke where the laughter is bitter and sticks in your throat, but still.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
16 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Is known for a feverish delivery and inventive comedic song titles like the ones that permeate his latest project, WHO WATERS THE WILTING GIVING TREE ONCE THE LEAVES DRY UP AND FRUITS NO LONGER BEAR?—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
6 Aug. 2025
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Other comedic categories include Best Beverage, Filet Mignon Award for Best Beef, Canadian Award for Canadian Delicacy, Worst Sticky Feeling and more.—
Danielle Directo-Meston,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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At the campaign’s first big canvassing event in mid-December, primary field director Tascha Van Auken noticed something strange happening.—
Mark Chiusano,
Time,
14 Aug. 2025
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Death Valley’s Racetrack Playa is home to some very strange rocks.—
Andrew Paul Aug 14,
Popular Science,
14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Mind you, such numbers aren’t uncommon when a new artistic director takes over.—
David Lyman,
The Enquirer,
7 Aug. 2025
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In the United States and other high-income countries, such infections are uncommon.—
Faye Chiu,
CNN Money,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Funny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/funny. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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