Synonyms of hilarity

hilarity

noun

hi-ˈler-ə-tē 

as in glee

a mood characterized by high spirits and amusement and often accompanied by laughter

hilarity is the last thing you expect to find at a funeral, but we were there to celebrate his life rather than to dwell on his death

Synonyms & Similar Words

• glee
• cheerfulness
• merriness
• festivity
• cheer
• mirth
• joviality
• humor
• merriment
• gleefulness
• cheeriness
• mirthfulness
• joyfulness
• joking
• gayness
• gaiety
• brightness
• levity
• reveling
• jocundity
• funning
• frivolity
• playfulness
• revelry
• jollity
• jocularity
• buffoonery
• giddiness
• lightheartedness
• jollification
• buoyancy
• insouciance
• sunniness
• flippancy
• animation
• vivacity
• jocosity
• joyousness
• liveliness
• jubilance
• sportiveness
• clownishness
• rejoicing
• jesting
• jauntiness
• perkiness
• rollicking
• good-naturedness
• joshing
• jocoseness
• gamesomeness
• frolicking
• good-humoredness
• romping
• gamboling
• jest

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sadness
• sorrow
• unhappiness
• depression
• dejection
• melancholy
• seriousness
• gravity
• earnestness
• bile
• blues
• gloom
• spleen
• forlornness
• despondence
• solemnity
• grimness
• discontent
• sourness
• soberness
• woe
• disgruntlement
• moodiness
• darkness
• mournfulness
• joylessness
• misery
• blackness
• plaintiveness
• graveness
• solemnness
• glumness
• heartbreak
• gloominess
• mourning
• desolation
• wretchedness
• sobersidedness
• desolateness
• woefulness
• dolefulness
• dolorousness
• miserableness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hilarity

But earnestness is the enemy of hilarity. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026

This multi-generational story explores the beauty, agony, and hilarity of loving other people deeply. — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 8 May 2026

As dark as these descriptions may seem, Khong frequently keeps things light, often flirting with the hilarity of the absurd—as with the woman eaten by a crocodile on the first day of her honeymoon. — Diana Arterian, Literary Hub, 17 Apr. 2026

Natisha Hiedeman signed with the Seattle Storm, splitting up the hilarity of her friendship with Courtney Williams while the two played for the Lynx. — Tim Rohan, NBC news, 13 Apr. 2026