UPROARIOUS Synonyms: 127 Similar and Opposite Words

uproarious

adjective

ˌəp-ˈrȯr-ē-əs

Definition of uproarious

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 The Madison Police Department said between 15,000 and 20,000 people attended the annual, uproarious gathering that has frequently turned dangerous. — Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 26 Apr. 2026 All of a sudden there was uproarious laughter. — Jordan Hoffman, Vanity Fair, 25 Dec. 2025 But really, the plot is just an excuse for a series of uproarious episodes featuring delightful animal characters both old and new. — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 25 Nov. 2025 Over the past four months, millions of people have enjoyed the uproarious life advice dispensed by Granny Spills, an influencer wearing all-pink designer suits, on TikTok and Instagram. — Andrew R. Chow, Time, 18 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for uproarious

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In one of the most humorous scenes in Season 2, episode 6, of The White Lotus, the Di Grasso family returns to Italy to reconnect with their roots.

— Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
The first day used to be so chaotic and humorous in the old days, with players not knowing how to put on helmets let alone figure out shoulder pads and struggling in line drills.

— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2026

Definition of humorous

Adjective

The noisy, chaotic sound of her 2019 release helped set the stage for Carti’s Whole Lotta Red, which brought rage to the mainstream and pushed rap at large toward more aggressive sounds in the 2020s.

— Mehan Jayasuriya, Pitchfork, 24 July 2026
According to Gruber, this is similar to humans talking in a crowded and noisy nightclub or bar.

— Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 22 July 2026

Definition of noisy

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Gu-cheon is arrogant, conspicuously misplaced in the palace hierarchy, and in some sneaky ways, dryly funny, in stark contrast to co-star Roh Yoon Seo’s more determined, earnest portrayal of court lady Saeng Gang.

— Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
That ethos bled into the script read, which saw the crew assembled take swings with the material and inject a bit more comedy into the already funny original film.

— Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 29 July 2026

Definition of funny

Adjective

These two otherwise unrelated arcs create a fun comedic synergy that helps each one shine that much brighter (even when serving up jokes about areas where the sun doesn’t shine).

— Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 25 July 2026
Asked whether his first dates — sorry, podcast editions — should ideally end with a kiss of sorts gets Glassman to his stand-up act, where talk of dating etiquette and rules fill his comedic quiver.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2026

Definition of comedic

Adjective

The wonky physics can't be too wonky, because janky controls can go from amusing to annoying pretty quickly.

— Jason Bennett, Arkansas Online, 19 July 2026
There’s also plenty of family time captured, including an amusing bye week trip to Manhattan — complete with a subway trip — to watch two of Emily’s brothers run the New York Marathon.

— John Romano, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 July 2026

Definition of amusing

Adjective

For the right family, a Samoyed can be an affectionate, comical and deeply engaging companion.

— Tanya Edwards, USA Today, 16 July 2026
Indeed, Grozeva and Valchanov’s sly ability to shift tones from ripely comical to appalling is one of their defining features as filmmakers, along with a penchant for weird and wacky side characters.

— Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2026

Definition of comical

Adjective

Everyone’s out of their element, which leads to the game’s most botched (and hysterical) round.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 28 July 2026
Maher has spent decades as an increasingly acidic monitor of his homeland’s hysterical politics on his HBO show, Real Time.

— Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 23 July 2026

Definition of hysterical

Adjective

There were plenty of clever nods to gaming tropes and terrific comic performances by the cast.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 29 July 2026
Justin Halpern, the comic mind behind ‘S— My Dad Says,’ ‘Harley Quinn’ and ‘Abbott Elementary,’ turns to fiction writing with ‘Get Lost,’ a baseball novel about talent, failure and family.

— Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026

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