HILARIOUSLY Synonyms: 91 Similar and Opposite Words

hilarious

adjective

hi-ˈler-ē-əs

Definition of hilarious

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 club even leaned into their relationship dynamic, uploading a hilarious video of the pair on Valentine’s Day. — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 9 July 2026 The viral food posts are hilarious, and yes, watching Europeans discover Waffle House should be preserved in the Library of Congress. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026 Sara Bareilles grounds the action as the everywoman at the show’s center, with Busy Philipps and Paula Pell inhabiting every hilarious corner of their outsized characters. — Sara Netzley, Entertainment Weekly, 2 July 2026 The sequence provides the opportunity for a hilarious cameo by no less than George Lucas. — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for hilarious

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Adjective

The 26-year-old Houston native was an instant draw for audiences, who connected with her funny, outspoken—yet still plenty vulnerable—personality.

— Rachel Brodsky, Time, 14 July 2026
More than just funny mistakes Spoonerisms are only one kind of speech error.

— Karen Stollznow, The Conversation, 14 July 2026

Definition of funny

Adjective

Eichmeier, the emerging media professor, said Kennedy's humorous videos are an entry point to his politics.

— Jay Stahl, USA Today, 11 July 2026
Stateside, Lucas Glover holds the lead at the ISCO Championship in Louisville, where Max Homa supplied one of the week's lighter moments with a humorous text exchange with Louisville native Justin Thomas.

— Mike Dojc, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

Definition of humorous

Adjective

The humor — especially in terms of the comedic timing — absolutely sparkles in this production helmed by director Charles Pasternak.

— Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 17 July 2026
Bootycandy is a series of comedic scenes primarily following the character of Sutter, a gay Black man growing from adolescence to manhood.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 17 July 2026

Definition of comedic

Adjective

Ritter, three separate times, called out the Legacy Lounge — which might not have been amusing to those who paid $225 for what was a free concert to everyone else.

— Sophie Lindberg July 11, Kansas City Star, 12 July 2026
Christopher Nolan discussed the writing process for his upcoming epic The Odyssey during a new interview with BBC News, and shared an amusing anecdote about his son being unimpressed with the filmmaker’s various accolades.

— Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 9 July 2026

Definition of amusing

Adjective

Indeed, Grozeva and Valchanov’s sly ability to shift tones from ripely comical to appalling is one of their defining features as filmmakers, along with a penchant for weird and wacky side characters.

— Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2026
Raimi and his collaborators go all out, ramping up the expressionistic filmmaking and embracing a clearer tone of comical absurdity.

— Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 10 July 2026

Definition of comical

Adjective

This year, Grice partnered with NBC to create comic sketches and behind-the-scenes bits for The Voice, including promotional bits filmed with genre icon John Legend.

— Rachel Brodsky, Time, 14 July 2026
And while that may sound like little more than a comic blunder, these slips offer one of the clearest windows into how language is assembled in the mind.

— Karen Stollznow, The Conversation, 14 July 2026

Definition of comic

Adjective

Necessary reckonings have pulled the deepest wounds of American history to the surface, fracturing the public into factions of the wronged, the guilty, and those in hysterical denial.

— Judy Berman, Time, 9 July 2026
Filming a comedy is so much fun, and every day is hysterical — even the long days.

— Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 27 June 2026

Definition of hysterical

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