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 visual contrast between Patricia’s panicked, mad dashing and the Boogeyman’s extreeeemely slow pace is consistently hilarious.
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Jen Chaney, Vulture, 3 June 2026
And Hinton — in his characteristically unhurried, occasionally hilarious way — gave answers that were by turns technically precise and cosmically vertiginous.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 June 2026
The videos can be hilarious despite their messages.
—Marc Novicoff, The Atlantic, 31 May 2026
Or as Laurie Metcalf’s Weed makes clear in her hilarious monologue before the Central Park gig.
—Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
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Jen Chaney, Vulture, 3 June 2026
And Hinton — in his characteristically unhurried, occasionally hilarious way — gave answers that were by turns technically precise and cosmically vertiginous.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 June 2026
The videos can be hilarious despite their messages.
—Marc Novicoff, The Atlantic, 31 May 2026
Or as Laurie Metcalf’s Weed makes clear in her hilarious monologue before the Central Park gig.
—Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hilarious
Adjective
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Some of these flourishes are jarringly funny, others merely stop the film momentarily in its tracks.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
5 June 2026
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People being all excited to be in an alliance that doesn't actually exist shouldn't be funny.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 June 2026
Adjective
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The actress, 52, shared a humorous Instagram Reel on Thursday, June 4.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
5 June 2026
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As Fey said in an interview pegged to season one, the truth is humorous.—
Dana Feldman,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
Adjective
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The comedic actors’ thread is just one of several Chiefs threads Riggle is on.—
Jeff Fedotin,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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But besides the physical parameters, Peter Claffey and Dexter Ansell were able to capture the irreverent, comedic tone of showrunner Ira Parker’s scripts.—
Max Gao,
HollywoodReporter,
30 May 2026
Adjective
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The meta-ness of mentioning Sebold’s novel is amusing for those who recognize that connection.—
Jen Chaney,
Vulture,
3 June 2026
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Fairies and gods and shipwrecks all conspire to put our players in the most exigent but also the most amusing circumstances.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2026
Adjective
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My next cheese experience was a variation both comical and convincing.—
Byron W. Dalrymple,
Outdoor Life,
4 June 2026
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Underdog declined to comment on the matter other than to point out that the company has pulled comical stunts at the expense of members of the sports world.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
Adjective
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Thanks in large part to their four ridiculous last-minute comebacks — one in each playoff round — the Pacers will go down in history as one of the most exciting teams that didn’t win the title.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
7 June 2026
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At its core, most superhero films, for me, are somewhat ridiculous.—
Matt Minton,
Variety,
6 June 2026
Adjective
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Among many other famous names, rapper and songwriter Megan Thee Stallion also made an appearance, as did Neil Patrick Harris, a prior Tonys host of lesser hue but with superior comic chops.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2026
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The former friends’ quickly escalating feud is often too earth-shattering too laugh at, but the dark-comic hijinks still work to illustrate the parallels between Alice and Steve.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
8 June 2026
Adjective
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So, too, did every woman who was told her version of events was hysterical, unreliable, too emotional to be credible — and wrote it down anyway.—
MONICA LEWINSKY,
Rolling Stone,
19 May 2026
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Kid Sistr are absolutely hysterical as their addictive social media proves.—
Lily Moayeri,
SPIN,
13 May 2026
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“Hilarious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hilarious. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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