as in funny
causing or intended to cause laughter
hilarious cartoons that the whole family can enjoy the clown's hilarious antics
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Recent Examples of hilarious
As Paak and Soul started recording father-son YouTube skits, Paak discovered that Soul was magnetic and hilarious on camera.
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Kevin Polowy, Rolling Stone, 27 Feb. 2026
There are a handful of hilarious scenes in the first four episodes — full scenes, not just a funny line here or a cute moment there — that Harbour sparks through sheer force of will.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 26 Feb. 2026
This one featuring Michelle Randolph and Jimmy Tatro as a couple who have signed up to experience a private fan night at the Macher house, now a museum of everything Scream, and by hilarious extension the movie-within-the-movie Stab.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 26 Feb. 2026
The 24-hour scenario delivers escalating comedic tension, and the instant penalty gag adds a hilarious format beat.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 Feb. 2026
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Kevin Polowy, Rolling Stone, 27 Feb. 2026
There are a handful of hilarious scenes in the first four episodes — full scenes, not just a funny line here or a cute moment there — that Harbour sparks through sheer force of will.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 26 Feb. 2026
This one featuring Michelle Randolph and Jimmy Tatro as a couple who have signed up to experience a private fan night at the Macher house, now a museum of everything Scream, and by hilarious extension the movie-within-the-movie Stab.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 26 Feb. 2026
The 24-hour scenario delivers escalating comedic tension, and the instant penalty gag adds a hilarious format beat.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hilarious
Adjective
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Play With Bunny Ears That funny Easter bunny is certainly leaving his mark this year.—
Laura Fenton,
Parents,
5 Mar. 2026
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Her moment of realization was heart-wrenching (and funny) and turned both into reality-TV heavyweights.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
5 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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In a humorous Facebook post earlier this week, the South Fulton Police Department, based in Metro Atlanta, claimed people were calling them about the public spat.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA Today,
26 Feb. 2026
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Even though there are at least one hundred people on this floor, colorful cubicle walls, and plenty of humorous art (a mug shot of Bill Gates from his arrest in Albuquerque is a favorite), the room is disturbingly quiet.—
Sean Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Varley’s elevation this season is a wonderful turn for Ashbourne, an icon of British film, TV, and theater who has long been one of Bridgerton’s most consistently comedic presences.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
3 Mar. 2026
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The clash unfolds with comedic innuendos as both models inadvertently start to flirt with the same man, Charlie, the owner of the location where the photoshoot for the brand takes place.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
3 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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In an amusing showcase of her Oscar-winning skills on the big screen, Goldberg even once stood up from — and then fell down — on the table during a June 2025 discussion about Sean Combs.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Mar. 2026
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Idiosyncratic, amusing, and somehow emotional, Haddon’s own cover is perfect for his book.—
Emily Temple,
Literary Hub,
27 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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After a two-hour tale of comical deception, betrayal, emotional cruelty, insensitivity and obliviousness, the audience is expected to swallow a message of caring and community.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
27 Feb. 2026
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Olga Khazan tackles this challenge for herself with a determination that’s both comical and admirable.—
Gabrielle Bellot,
Literary Hub,
27 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Across the eight-episode series, things move from the ridiculous to the sublime.—
Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 2026
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The film is afraid to be ridiculous, when in fact ridiculousness should be the animating spirit of most successful studio horror.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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However, in 1991, Friedmann, now twenty-two, robbed a comic-book store and then tried to steal trading cards from a Kroger supermarket.—
James Verini,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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O’Hara was one of the most celebrated comic actresses of her generation.—
Jodi Guglielmi,
Rolling Stone,
1 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Walker offers this diagnosis himself, leeringly dismissing Pearl as a silly mommy, awash with hormones, mildly and minorly hysterical.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Feb. 2026
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Lead skiing announcer Dan Hicks had just the right tone of concern without hysterical overreaction.—
John Cherwa,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Hilarious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hilarious. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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