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as in humorous
causing or intended to cause laughter
the movie follows the comic duo through a series of outrageous and uproarious escapades
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as in noisy
full of or characterized by the presence of noise
visited the site where the action movie was being filmed only to find a chaotic, uproarious set
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Recent Examples of uproarious
Mescal, Keoghan, Dickinson, and Quinn walked on stage to uproarious applause, and each tried out their best Liverpool accents in thanking fans for their enthusiasm.
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Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Covino, who also serves as director, and Marvin let their bodies flail around for maximum hilarity, and each new phase of their brawl includes another surprising, uproarious micro set piece.
—Esther Zuckerman, IndieWire, 19 May 2025
Plans change – and change again – in this delightful, uproarious and touching comedy.
—Addie Morfoot, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025
Nearly a week earlier, Missouri Republican Rep. Mark Alford hosted an uproarious town hall in Belton on the outskirts of the Kansas City metro.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2025
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Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Covino, who also serves as director, and Marvin let their bodies flail around for maximum hilarity, and each new phase of their brawl includes another surprising, uproarious micro set piece.
—Esther Zuckerman, IndieWire, 19 May 2025
Plans change – and change again – in this delightful, uproarious and touching comedy.
—Addie Morfoot, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025
Nearly a week earlier, Missouri Republican Rep. Mark Alford hosted an uproarious town hall in Belton on the outskirts of the Kansas City metro.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uproarious
Adjective
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Others saw it as a humorous, if unsettling, glimpse into how AI is increasingly embedded in corporate communications.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 July 2025
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Mister Terrific, who is not a humorous man but is very funny because of it, gets very huffy over Superman’s jibes and storms off.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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The world is crowded, noisy, and sometimes hostile.—
F. Willis Johnson,
Twin Cities,
10 July 2025
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The negatives included noisy wheels and some faulty stitching.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
9 July 2025
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Their loyalty and love for each other is rewarded just by being cooler and funnier than anyone else around.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
7 July 2025
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But a journalist and the comedian swapping professions for a day or two could be funny.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 July 2025
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What should be a milestone celebration quickly escalates into a comedic family reunion — this time with a musical twist.—
Jane LaCroix,
People.com,
13 July 2025
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As events unfolded in real time, an extensive roster of AI icons began to drive what would become this comedic thriller.—
Martine Paris,
Forbes.com,
13 July 2025
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The scene was more amusing than threatening — onlookers whipped out cell phone cameras to document the sight of horses traversing the grounds.—
Jim Newton,
Mercury News,
12 July 2025
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For two-thirds of the day, as the peloton rolled through Brittany, the majority of soundbites ranged from frivolous to downright amusing.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
12 July 2025
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Hackman, Perrine and Beatty add a comical touch to all of their scenes.—
Martin Gold,
HollywoodReporter,
7 July 2025
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The film was always going to be a giant undertaking, but an almost comical series of unfortunate events had curtailed it into becoming one of the most expensive pictures Hollywood had ever produced… long before Burton even joined the project.—
Rance Collins,
IndieWire,
2 July 2025
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In her almost 50 years in the role, Marlena’s trials and tribulations have included falling out of a window, hysterical amnesia, kidnapping, being targeted by serial killers, being replaced by an unhinged lookalike, and, most famously, two demonic possessions.—
Victoria Edel,
People.com,
15 July 2025
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Their beef frequently manifested in public, with insults that ranged from cutting to hysterical in the press, sometimes tipping into more violent incidents, including one involving a cricket bat.—
Paula Mejía,
Vulture,
5 July 2025
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Its web comic adaptation was published in 2020 and is currently available worldwide in 10 languages, including English, Japanese and French.—
Joan MacDonald,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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Created by Keenen Ivory Wayans and featuring several members of his comic family such as Jamie Foxx, Jim Carrey and a young dancer named Jennifer Lopez, the show attracted the hottest hip hop and R&B guests every Sunday.—
Cheryl V. Jackson,
IndyStar,
2 July 2025
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“Uproarious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uproarious. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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