as in humorous
causing or intended to cause laughter
his sidesplitting jokes usually have audiences helpless with laughter
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sidesplitting
Adjective
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The title is a humorous, literal reference to the late father’s large piece of bone left after cremation.—
Jenny S. Li,
Variety,
12 June 2026 -
Their viral, humorous videos about his adventures in life and their father-daughter moments are followed by more than 3 million people.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
11 June 2026
Adjective
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Constantine Rousouli, Marla Mindelle and Tye Blue launched Titanique, a comedic retelling of Titanic through the lens and music of Céline Dion, as a low-budget project between friends that ran Off-Broadway and became a surprise smash hit.—
Jack Smart,
PEOPLE,
9 June 2026
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The company is additionally developing a workplace comedy situated in a radio station, Windover Radio, and Bob’s Pest Control, a series adaptation of a 2023 comedic sci-fi short story by Ryan Hyatt.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
8 June 2026
Adjective
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To work with Ed Asner, at that point, how funny would that have been?—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
12 June 2026
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There are frequent funny asides and philosophical musings.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
Adjective
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It’s been nearly two months since Morgan Neville’s amusing and thoroughly superficial Lorne, in which the Oscar-winning documentarian tried and failed to get the Saturday Night Live creator to let down his guard.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
10 June 2026
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But perhaps the most amusing depiction was how Taylor contrasted the stay-at-home moms (and dads) with Marissa and Jenny, with most of the sartorial showdowns taking place during school pickups and dropoffs.—
Clarissa Cruz,
Los Angeles Times,
9 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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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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Dining rooms Dining rooms are often where household dinners or entertaining happens, so spruce up the space for the new season.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2026
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This is great news for fans of the entertaining series.—
David Hookstead OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
8 June 2026
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“Sidesplitting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sidesplitting. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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