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
During their training time, a dog made a hilarious cameo as the two hit the ball.
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Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
Lovable, hilarious, joyous, vulnerable and loyal.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 19 Apr. 2026
Indeed, as advertised, Raye talks to the audience so much — and is so warm and hilarious — that her banter is a show in itself.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 17 Apr. 2026
Marco Calvani gets laughs as Anna’s frequent cab driver, Marco; Stella Pecollo is a scene stealer as Matteo’s spicy aunt; and Aziza Scott is hilarious as Anna’s friend as Claire, Anna’s friend back home, who tries to be the voice of reason in the situation.
—Adam Graham, Twin Cities, 16 Apr. 2026
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Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
Lovable, hilarious, joyous, vulnerable and loyal.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 19 Apr. 2026
Indeed, as advertised, Raye talks to the audience so much — and is so warm and hilarious — that her banter is a show in itself.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 17 Apr. 2026
Marco Calvani gets laughs as Anna’s frequent cab driver, Marco; Stella Pecollo is a scene stealer as Matteo’s spicy aunt; and Aziza Scott is hilarious as Anna’s friend as Claire, Anna’s friend back home, who tries to be the voice of reason in the situation.
—Adam Graham, Twin Cities, 16 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hilarious
Adjective
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Ike is also just so funny at playing desperate characters like Benny or Morgan Tookers on The Mindy Project.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Apr. 2026
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That’s funny, because even though kids are on Chromebooks all day, most of them aren’t learning how to type!—
Austin Elias-de Jesus,
New Yorker,
23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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This is distinct from writing that is humorous, the stuff that will give you a wry smile at best.—
John Warner,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2026
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The team of Bob Mortimer, Aisling Bea, and Sally Phillips sang a song that playfully mocked Rosalind, but the team of Nish Kumar and Mark Watson—whose performances had been hilariously scattershot that season—delivered a sweet, self-effacing, and humorous song that took everyone by surprise.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
8 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The character’s physicality, precision and comedic timing are rooted in Ortiz’s performance, mediated through puppetry and design in the same way a motion-capture performance is mediated through technology.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
21 Apr. 2026
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Best known for starring alongside Lil Dicky in the FX comedy Dave, Ko appears in the comedic thriller Drag, coming off its SXSW premiere, and has also recently been seen on the shows Ghosts and Loot.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
20 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Each episode features amusing sit-downs with students from Brooklyn Elementary School in Comox, British Columbia.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Apr. 2026
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Director Scott Ellis understands all this, and thus the admirably specific physical business and slurred verbosity in his gently outré revival really makes for quite the amusing diversion.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Later on that second hole, things turned comical when Garcia started carrying Rahm's bag while Rahm's caddie was tending to the bunker.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
12 Apr. 2026
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To his friends, the idea is comical.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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His per-touch production over the last two years at Notre Dame has been ridiculous.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
19 Apr. 2026
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That’s ridiculous, at the same time.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
19 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Burglars targeted a sports card and comic store in a smash-and-grab in Chicago's Dunning neighborhood early Monday morning.—
Desiree Evans,
CBS News,
20 Apr. 2026
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Plans for 2026 call for a demonstration by a mentalist instead of a comic’s routine.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
20 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Yet another of the co-scripters, Rousouli amps up the Leonardo DiCaprio, perfect-hair, aw-shucks boyishness to hysterical funny heights.—
Frank Rizzo,
Variety,
13 Apr. 2026
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During a January episode of Dinner’s On Me, the pair recalled the hysterical moment that the show’s casting director, Jeff Greenberg, walked directly into a glass wall near the show’s craft service area.—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Hilarious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hilarious. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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