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
Equal parts hilarious and disturbing (puberty in a nutshell), Polinger melds body horror with a razor-sharp insight into the subconscious psyche of adolescence.
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Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 30 Sep. 2025
The Heads of State star, 53, and his daughter Isan, 23, marked their return to TikTok with a hilarious meme.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
Impacciatore delivered some of the most hilarious moments in the inaugural season of the spinoff.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 29 Sep. 2025
The two were indeed a fun, fine, refreshing, and hilarious pair.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 29 Sep. 2025
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Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 30 Sep. 2025
The Heads of State star, 53, and his daughter Isan, 23, marked their return to TikTok with a hilarious meme.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
Impacciatore delivered some of the most hilarious moments in the inaugural season of the spinoff.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 29 Sep. 2025
The two were indeed a fun, fine, refreshing, and hilarious pair.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 29 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hilarious
Adjective
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Jonathan was so funny and quick-witted for such a young kid.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 Oct. 2025
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Having this really intense action scene, and then all of a sudden a joke, a funny moment.—
H. Alan Scott,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Barkov is the opposite of Tkachuk in personality, never the one with the humorous postgame quote or engaging TV soundbite.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
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The duo, who are known for their original and often humorous dance routines, will be repped by UTA across digital, theater and scripted (co-represented with Curtis Brown).—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In a 1972 Esquire interview, the writer Harold Brodkey pressed her to examine her comedic sources.—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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The comedic cross-country car film, which rescued the reputation of the envelope-pushing company after back-to-back duds National Lampoon's Movie Madness and National Lampoon's Class Reunion, represented a kind of maturation for the brand.—
Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The latter character ushers in a stiff but amusing Mark Cuban cameo.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Sep. 2025
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Fleury gave a typically amusing answer when asked about the chants of one more year.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
28 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Danilovic, ever the outgoing personality, put her basketball abilities in a comical light.—
Walter Villa,
Miami Herald,
3 Oct. 2025
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The two then debuted their relationship in February 2022, first through their comical social media skits and then via a hard launch red-carpet debut at a film screening.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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This is the most ridiculous robbery ever, Mirvat thought.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Sep. 2025
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Summarize Text – Get a quick overview of a long email, article or contract and understand those ridiculous ‘Terms of Service’ agreements.—
Ken Colburn,
AZCentral.com,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Tommy Brennan Tommy Brennan is a stand-up comic hailing from Saint Paul.—
Jillian Sederholm,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Oct. 2025
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Even now, 60 years after the show debuted, Eden — who recently celebrated her 94th birthday — still makes appearances at comic-cons and fan events around the world.—
Carson Blackwelder,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The reality, as with most things in life, is that the performance and result requires a measured response, rather than hysterical hyperbole that some are resorting to.—
Gregg Evans,
New York Times,
28 Sep. 2025
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His peace of mind doesn’t survive the first commute to work, when Alex and Dwayne nearly run over a dirty, barefoot, hysterical boy, Riley (Gage Munroe), who has escaped from TPA.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Hilarious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hilarious. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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