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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
Bardugo recalled the uproarious reaction to her first book, Ninth House, a bold tale following a Yale student that seeks to uncover the university's secret societies.
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Rachel Raposas, People.com, 15 July 2025
An idiosyncratic personal reckoning with the recent death of his mother that gradually expands to take in the perspectives of his kith and kin, the film has the busy, varied emotional intensity of many a family gathering: pained one minute, uproarious the next.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 6 Feb. 2025
Related Stories In an uproarious and heartfelt speech, Emmy-winning actress Niecy Nash-Betts accepted the Groundbreaker Award for her work in FX’s Grotesquerie, reflecting on a career that’s redefined what leading ladies look and sound like.
—Lilly Workneh, HollywoodReporter, 7 June 2025
The crowd greeted the show with uproarious laughter and shared pride.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 13 June 2025
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Rachel Raposas, People.com, 15 July 2025
An idiosyncratic personal reckoning with the recent death of his mother that gradually expands to take in the perspectives of his kith and kin, the film has the busy, varied emotional intensity of many a family gathering: pained one minute, uproarious the next.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 6 Feb. 2025
Related Stories In an uproarious and heartfelt speech, Emmy-winning actress Niecy Nash-Betts accepted the Groundbreaker Award for her work in FX’s Grotesquerie, reflecting on a career that’s redefined what leading ladies look and sound like.
—Lilly Workneh, HollywoodReporter, 7 June 2025
The crowd greeted the show with uproarious laughter and shared pride.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 13 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uproarious
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Donkey provided comic relief, pathos and friendship to Shrek, with the film praised for its humorous twist on fairy-tale tropes.—
Aaron Couch,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Aug. 2025
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This humorous and heartfelt novel traces a decade in the couple’s life together — and Coralie’s own journey toward self-discovery.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The noisy ones have either hope or larceny in their souls.—
Chip Bell,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Rez said platforms should build internal mechanisms that elevated antisemitism protections above noisy or majority-sourced signals in training.—
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Aug. 2025
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Charlie Brown has evolved into something nicer In those days, Charles M. Schulz’s comic and its characters were meaner, the humor darker (and, frankly, funnier).—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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Adam Johnson, The Orphan Master’s Son Set in contemporary North Korea, this epic, harrowing, and darkly funny novel follows a man caught in a totalitarian machine.—
Mark Nevins,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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Is known for a feverish delivery and inventive comedic song titles like the ones that permeate his latest project, WHO WATERS THE WILTING GIVING TREE ONCE THE LEAVES DRY UP AND FRUITS NO LONGER BEAR?—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
6 Aug. 2025
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Other comedic categories include Best Beverage, Filet Mignon Award for Best Beef, Canadian Award for Canadian Delicacy, Worst Sticky Feeling and more.—
Danielle Directo-Meston,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Aug. 2025
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More Getty Images What made his Saturday round at Sedgefield Country Club more amusing was the birdie surge.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Aug. 2025
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Also, the British themselves are generally strange and amusing.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
29 July 2025
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Despite the serious circumstances, their investigation still leaves room for Charles' comical bad acting, Oliver's zest to make a great podcast, Mabel's ability to teach them both some Gen Z lingo — and, of course, the murder board.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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An adaptation of a Stephen King short story, The Monkey is led by Theo James playing a pair of twins who are haunted by a toy that causes freak, almost comical, deaths.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
9 Aug. 2025
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Reactionaries respond in kind by cataloging that outrage and using it to portray their ideological opponents as hysterical, overreactive, and out of touch.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
30 July 2025
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The hysterical courtroom scene featuring Narducci, who plays Genovese’s wife, Anna, was one of the most entertaining parts of the 2-hour film.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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One feature of Spark’s comic genius is her ability to come up with screwball storylines that recapitulate our hapless drift toward final judgment.—
Judith Shulevitz,
The Atlantic,
10 Aug. 2025
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The film’s plot pulls inspiration from the comic storyline of the same name.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
10 Aug. 2025
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“Uproarious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uproarious. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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