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sidesplitting

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of sidesplitting

causing or intended to cause laughter

His sidesplitting jokes usually have audiences helpless with laughter.

Synonyms of sidesplitting

antic, chucklesome, comedic, comic, comical, droll, farcical, funny, hilarious, humorous, hysterical (also hysteric), killing, laughable, ludicrous, ridiculous, riotous, risible, screaming, uproarious

Words Related to sidesplitting

amusing, diverting, entertaining

clownish, knockabout, slapstick, slapsticky, zany

facetious, flip, flippant, smart-aleck, smart-alecky, snickery

jocular, playful, waggish

campy, jokey (also joky)

priceless, rich, whimsical, witty, wry

blithesome, gleeful, jocose, jocund, jolly, jovial, laughing, mad, merry, mirthful

Near Antonyms of sidesplitting

earnest, grave, no-nonsense, sedate, serious, severe, sober, sobersided, solemn, somber (or sombre), staid, unsmiling, weighty

affecting, moving, poignant, touching, tragic (also tragical)

lachrymose, mournful, sad, sorrowful, tearful, woeful

Antonyms of sidesplitting

humorless, lame, unamusing, uncomic, unfunny, unhumorous, unhysterical

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