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 effect can be hilarious since Vader will often ridicule players and even comment on modern-day topics common on Earth rather than the Star Wars universe.
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Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 16 May 2025
In a hilarious TikTok, Tisdale reveals her daughter can't stop singing the songs from the films and is especially obsessed with her mom's role, a fabulous and determined musical theatre diva named Sharpay Evans.
—Annabelle Canela, Parents, 15 May 2025
Shortly after the rebranding was announced at WBD’s 2025 upfront presentation, HBO's social media handles quickly began poking fun at the new (old?) name change using an arsenal of hilarious screenshots, videos, and gifs from programs like Friends, True Detective, The Wire, Euphoria, and Veep.
—Emlyn Travis Published, EW.com, 14 May 2025
Fans had plenty to say about the hilarious interaction.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 2 May 2025
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Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 16 May 2025
In a hilarious TikTok, Tisdale reveals her daughter can't stop singing the songs from the films and is especially obsessed with her mom's role, a fabulous and determined musical theatre diva named Sharpay Evans.
—Annabelle Canela, Parents, 15 May 2025
Shortly after the rebranding was announced at WBD’s 2025 upfront presentation, HBO's social media handles quickly began poking fun at the new (old?) name change using an arsenal of hilarious screenshots, videos, and gifs from programs like Friends, True Detective, The Wire, Euphoria, and Veep.
—Emlyn Travis Published, EW.com, 14 May 2025
Fans had plenty to say about the hilarious interaction.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 2 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hilarious
Adjective
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That’s not to say the film isn’t funny or sweet, but that there is something much more profound and uncomfortable at its heart, and one that poses a tricky challenge for first-time filmmakers Johansson and Kamen.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
20 May 2025
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His translation recognizes, here and throughout, that the original is funny and compelling enough not to need elaborate explanation, even 60 years after its debut.—
Lily Meyer,
The Dial,
20 May 2025
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Some of immediate response was humorous and positive, signaling that he should be given a chance, while others critical, a sign of the times where memes can quickly take on a life of their own.—
Peter Suciu,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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The state prefers sans-serif fonts like Times New Roman or Arial, and signage must not give a humorous impression.—
Tribune Content Agency,
Mercury News,
6 May 2025
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The darkly comedic production kicks off Sept. 15 and runs through Nov. 8.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
14 May 2025
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But when a threat appears from which Murderbot has to save his idiot clients, the danger feels real, and the action is staged well, in a way that’s both exciting and also lightly comedic, since Murderbot is a nearly obsolete model that’s often overmatched by its robot or alien opponents.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
13 May 2025
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Although the result is certainly amusing, the Darth Vader creation has also been spotted making some potentially controversial comments using Jones’ voice.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
16 May 2025
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The sketch has a great ending stinger and is very amusing throughout.—
Rosa Escandon,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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After this break in Rockport's car vandalism case, Favaloro posted a comical description of the bird's business on a neighborhood Facebook group.—
Rachel McRady,
People.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Some have asked a terrible question — a question that would seem comical in different times: Could Denmark invoke Article 5 against the United States?—
Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
21 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Supreme Court justice calls it 'ridiculous' Trump cuts reach climate scientists who labored for free Kathryn Palmer is a national trending news reporter for USA TODAY.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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In a world where leaders seem eager to bend the knee to Trump’s every impulse, even the truly ridiculous seems plausible.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
14 May 2025
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This aspect of the comic hits home today, when many of the world’s pressing problems, climate crisis chief among them, are ones that prior generations have kicked down the line rather than addressing.—
Lily Meyer,
The Dial,
20 May 2025
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And the character will lean into her comic talents.—
Nick Romano,
EW.com,
20 May 2025
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But South Africa fits with Trump’s apparent belief, one reflected in the stream of hysterical rhetoric about the treatment of Afrikaners, that anti-white discrimination is the most pernicious ideology in the world.—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
16 May 2025
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Speaking of which, the movie opens like a monster movie, Knightley shrieking with uncommon volatility as her hysterical character is carted up to the institute in a carriage.—
A.A. Dowd,
Vulture,
28 Apr. 2025
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