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 late comedian’s definition was hilarious, albeit a bit lacking in scientific precision.
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Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
Snoop Dogg and Mike Tirico run through some of the top Winter Olympic moments thus far, sparking some hilarious reactions from the pop culture icon.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 17 Feb. 2026
Watch the hilarious interaction between Kroeger and his fan on Spin‘s X account here.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 15 Feb. 2026
This hilarious musical follows Maizy, a curious bride-to-be, who's looks for answers to her town's failing corn crops.
—Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Feb. 2026
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Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
Snoop Dogg and Mike Tirico run through some of the top Winter Olympic moments thus far, sparking some hilarious reactions from the pop culture icon.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 17 Feb. 2026
Watch the hilarious interaction between Kroeger and his fan on Spin‘s X account here.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 15 Feb. 2026
This hilarious musical follows Maizy, a curious bride-to-be, who's looks for answers to her town's failing corn crops.
—Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hilarious
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The builders’ alternating harassment and bribery leaves Cook with little recourse, especially when mafioso-like representatives begin dropping by at all hours, leading to dry exchanges — what little dialogue the film has is extremely funny.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
19 Feb. 2026
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This Elvis comes across confident, breezy, comfortable and funny.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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Moses Moody went for a more humorous approach when remembering Macklin’s time around Golden State.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
21 Feb. 2026
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By Jenny Lawson Jenny Lawson shares candid, humorous, and heartfelt strategies for navigating depression, anxiety, and ADHD while staying creative and resilient.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
21 Feb. 2026
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Jesse Jackson, the trailblazing civil rights icon, also had comedic chops.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA Today,
17 Feb. 2026
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His account, delivered with his signature comedic flair, carried an unmistakable undercurrent of genuine terror.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
17 Feb. 2026
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Weekly, Weber and Finger have kept reliable and amusing tabs on the ever-expanding universe of Whos and dissected the increasingly jumbled celebrity hierarchy.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2026
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In his gobsmacking third appearance in the franchise, Tommy continues to be the victim of, well, not just Jason Voorhees, but somewhat amusing coincidence as well.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
13 Feb. 2026
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While no one was home at the time, the entire comical fumble was captured on the family's house camera.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
22 Feb. 2026
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Our approaches can be critical, satirical, comical, dramatic, poetic, but will always be complex and complicated.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
21 Feb. 2026
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Gus was unafraid to be operatic, to be ridiculous.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Feb. 2026
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All of this accommodation is a bit ridiculous.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
17 Feb. 2026
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The darkly comic story follows Shy and Lola, two very different women who are forced to become allies when a murder entangles them in the criminal underworld operating in Shy’s small coastal town in the North of England.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Feb. 2026
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These shows share a rhythm and a repertoire of comic tactics and effects.—
Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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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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