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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for unamusing

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

In the meantime, Congress may consider a ban on stock trading by members of Congress during the post-election lame-duck session.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Nov. 2026
Blumenthal and others hope to make an 11th-hour push on policy priorities in the lame-duck session before the end of the year.

— Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of lame

Adjective

Despite a solid cast featuring Ron Livingston, Rachel Bilson and Thomas Lennon, Kevin Lewis' pre-Halloween Christmas movie is tired and unfunny.

— Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 29 Oct. 2026
The film’s pick-me jabs at humor are frankly, flatly unfunny and grating, twisting the film at times into a perverse, almost self-aware treatise on tweeness.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of unfunny

Adjective

Despite the Ocala Drive-In’s long and colorful history, the Central Florida community’s earnest response shows its value as a piece of living Florida history.

— David Morton, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2026
Only the prolonged application of his best puppy-dog eyes and an earnest threat of self-harm softens up the old girl, but with caveats.

— Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of earnest

Adjective

Meanwhile, any challenge to investors’ confidence in Huang’s leadership, or any allegation that his personal relationship influenced Nvidia’s lobbying in Washington, could have serious implications for his position and his company’s valuation.

— Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 9 Nov. 2026
Thirteen people were hospitalized in serious condition, authorities said, though that figure may include the gunman, who underwent surgery after the attack.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026

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