UNAMUSING Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

unamusing

adjective

Definition of unamusing

as in humorless

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Recent Examples of unamusing For some, the fundamental flaw will be that, despite the title, the comic material (mostly culled from vintage gags of the period) the characters perform onstage sounds painfully unamusing to contemporary ears. — Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Oct. 2017

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Adjective

Walker joins as the imposing, entitled and humorless Peter Van Laar III, the wealthy heir to the Van Laar estate, whose behavior is a struggle for both his wife, Alice, and 13-year-old daughter.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 28 May 2026
Patton, a notoriously tough and humorless commander, considered Willy and Joe to be a threat to discipline and morale — quite the opposite of the way many fans saw them.

— Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026

Definition of humorless

Adjective

Respondents questioned Dave Aranda’s roster construction, the program’s lack of identity and why everybody is pretending this isn’t a lame-duck season.

— Manny Navarro, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Post-election powers Keisha Lance Bottoms has a message for Republicans who might be tempted to limit her powers in a lame-duck special session if the Democrat wins the race for governor in November.

— Adam Beam, AJC.com, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of lame

Adjective

The punchline became a very unfunny one when the Wehrmacht launched its blitzkrieg campaign in May, overrunning Belgium and the Netherlands in a matter of days.

— David Szondy August 30, New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2026
Comedy capers like this usually deflate in the third act when their pleasures get punctured by unfunny gunfire.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of unfunny

Adjective

Twice that day, Issa hears about earnest stuff Anton said to win voters over to Paul Baker’s side.

— Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026
Amid a national cinema that has become internationally recognized for perverse plotting and deadpan absurdism, writer-director Alexis Alexiou‘s third feature stands out for its stark storytelling and earnest emotional intensity.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of earnest

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