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
The things that are being said are hilarious.
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Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2025
After a brief period of hilarious confusion, the two form a close bond to navigate through Ella’s adjustment to the future, and help to find her way back to her own time.
—Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2025
Accompanied by a hilarious music video which shows all that drama coming home to roost, this is another ear worm in his ever-expanding catalog of catchy hooks and varied takes on love songs.
—Heran Mamo, Billboard, 31 Oct. 2025
The Beginning of the Opera The brief, cute sound left many commenters laughing, though several seasoned schnauzer owners were quick to offer a hilarious warning about the vocal life ahead for the owner.
—Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
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Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2025
After a brief period of hilarious confusion, the two form a close bond to navigate through Ella’s adjustment to the future, and help to find her way back to her own time.
—Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2025
Accompanied by a hilarious music video which shows all that drama coming home to roost, this is another ear worm in his ever-expanding catalog of catchy hooks and varied takes on love songs.
—Heran Mamo, Billboard, 31 Oct. 2025
The Beginning of the Opera The brief, cute sound left many commenters laughing, though several seasoned schnauzer owners were quick to offer a hilarious warning about the vocal life ahead for the owner.
—Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hilarious
Adjective
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Anyone vaguely near the aesthetic gets christened it by fans, including Bassvictim, who were always funnier and more creative than the other modern electroclash revivalists.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
6 Nov. 2025
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The performance is funny and manic and just the right amount of sad and desperate.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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There can be humorous, self-deprecating responses.—
Rob Tanner,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
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While on the podcast, Kiyoko also offered humorous insight into her summer proposal to fiancé Tilley, 37, in Mallorca after seven years of dating.—
Lex Goldstein,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
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It’s been 48 years since Three’s Company brought together three zany roommates — who weren’t supposed to be living together, according to the landlord’s rules — who charmed the world with their comedic antics.—
Julie Tremaine,
PEOPLE,
9 Nov. 2025
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Ingmar Bergman’s early-fifties soap commercials put daring methods—metafiction, animation, and even a 3-D parody—to comedic ends.—
Hilton Als,
New Yorker,
7 Nov. 2025
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Arthur is known as Conkling’s hatchet man, a customs collector for the Port of New York who’s shown, in one amusing snippet, presiding over the beating of a noncompliant businessman.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
6 Nov. 2025
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Garner is a brilliant observer and listener — every page has a surprising, sharp or amusing thought.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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With Bush out of town on that fateful day, Cheney was a steady presence in the White House, at least until Secret Service agents lifted him off his feet and carried him away, in a scene the vice president later described to comical effect.—
Calvin Woodward,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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Tottenham Hotspur were twice beaten in comical circumstances on Chelsea’s previous visits to north London.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Another week, another ridiculous highlight from five-star Houston quarterback commit Keisean Henderson.—
Grace Raynor,
New York Times,
11 Nov. 2025
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The duo overcame their absolutely ridiculous difference in height and went on to win the Mirror Ball Trophy.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
11 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Cosplay furthers the cause with a dazzling array of comic pop culture references, repurposed arcana, and piquant sonic signifiers from the annals of indie-rock.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
7 Nov. 2025
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Featuring Finnish actors Mari Rantasila and Mika Rättö, the film blends everyday consumer space with philosophical and comic undercurrents.—
Callum McLennan,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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The premiere builds to an extended parody of sorts, both haunting and hysterical at once, and its black yet bubbly sense of humor only spreads from there.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
6 Nov. 2025
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On June 7, 2021, Murdaugh placed a hysterical 911 call to report that Maggie and Paul had been shot to death near the dog kennels on his family’s sprawling Lowcountry hunting estate.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Hilarious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hilarious. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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