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 uproarious—and somewhat clunkily titled—To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! — Liam Hess, Vogue, 28 June 2026 From Sinners to Scream to Smile and beyond, to uproarious lampoons of non-genre titles like Michael and Wicked, here are the victims of the latest Scary Movie. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 5 June 2026 The prestigious award Poltz will receive is named after the late Country Dick Montana, who was the magnetic front man in the uproarious San Diego band Beat Farmers. — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for uproarious

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Adjective

Pledging love and respecting someone or a relationship can make people feel so uncomfortable that leaning into these tropes of life can feel humorous, and that’s where the laughs from a Hallmark film come from.

— Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
What readers are saying The conversation explores a humorous and critical response to an article about making the perfect cup of coffee.

— Tim Carman, Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of humorous

Adjective

The Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal Rookery (7 miles north of San Simeon) remains full of massive, delightfully noisy beasts.

— David G. Allan, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026
The passionate fans, especially the loyalists in his native Michigan, were getting too restless and noisy.

— Brian McCollum, Freep.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of noisy

Adjective

And that is a very funny, exploitable premise on its surface.

— Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026
On Standby follows Sagit, a 33-year-old airport security screener whose brutally honest view of the world and chaotic personal life turn even the most ordinary interactions into painfully funny disasters.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of funny

Adjective

On Saturday’s Season 52 premiere, the NBA Finals 2026 MVP showed off some comedic chops in an otherwise business-as-usual episode of the NBC sketch comedy show, which featured Katseye as its musical guest.

— Glenn Garner, Deadline, 26 Sep. 2026
Even so, the show ducked and dived the long arm of the network fuddy-duddies beautifully, skirting the edge of censorship with a knowing wink, clever pun, and out-of-this-world comedic timing.

— Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of comedic

Adjective

To filter a movie about the origins of a zombie/monster epidemic through the point of view of a hapless outsider is an amusing, if rather one-note, concept.

— Alison Willmore, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
Fickell didn’t say anything too surprising, but the comments still made headlines — and drew an amusing response from Ash.

— Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of amusing

Adjective

The project’s thoroughness would be almost comical were its subject not so stubbornly controversial, an emblem of all the contradictions embedded in who, exactly, Americans take themselves to be.

— Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
In the second half, United’s defensive sloppiness only got worse and led to Brighton adding a second and third in almost comical fashion, gifting goals to Maxim De Cuyper and Pascal Gross in a five-minute spell.

— Chris McKenna, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of comical

Adjective

This hysterical comedy by writer-director Jesse Eisenberg has deep affection for artists clinging to the bottom rung of showbiz.

— Joshua Rothkopf, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
Some 5,000 actresses were considered amid months of hysterical media prognosticating on who would wear the invisible halo next.

— Michael Callahan, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of hysterical

Adjective

In the meantime, there’s a lot of unwieldy comic commotion involving a missing corpse, a tweaking, naked Dwight and enough insipid TV sibling bickering to clog the airwaves for a decade.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
There’s also a parade of comic supporting turns that recalls those classic Hawks and Sturges comedies in the breadth and depth of the character actors Cassavetes employs.

— Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 23 Sep. 2026

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