as in funny
causing or intended to cause laughter
hilarious cartoons that the whole family can enjoy the clown's hilarious antics
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Recent Examples of hilarious
For Chantel, a mom living with her daughter in Texas, a trip to the grocery store, or , ended up taking an unexpected and, ultimately, hilarious turn, thanks to her daughter.
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Jack Beresford, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
In a recent, hilarious rant on Instagram Spoelstra targeted her local frenemies (ahem, particularly, a few gossipy types in Coral Gables and South Miami).
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2025
During the over-the-top performance, an outrageous chain of events unfolds, including a fierce brawl between the two women, taking the movie to hilarious new heights.
—Barry Levitt, Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2025
The thing that makes Mary going full Chariots of Fire even more hilarious is that there is nowhere really to run to.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 13 Mar. 2025
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Jack Beresford, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
In a recent, hilarious rant on Instagram Spoelstra targeted her local frenemies (ahem, particularly, a few gossipy types in Coral Gables and South Miami).
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2025
During the over-the-top performance, an outrageous chain of events unfolds, including a fierce brawl between the two women, taking the movie to hilarious new heights.
—Barry Levitt, Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2025
The thing that makes Mary going full Chariots of Fire even more hilarious is that there is nowhere really to run to.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hilarious
Adjective
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What happened was that all of this comedy spoken in Kansai-ben was understood nationwide as being funny.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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Despite the presence of funny guys Jack Black, Steve Zahn, and Paul Rudd, as well as the comical videos released so far as promos for Anaconda, Black says the upcoming film does come with scares.—
Nick Romano,
EW.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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The talented cast of BET Plus’s hit show Sistas brings to life the heartfelt, relatable, and often humorous journey of modern Black women navigating love, friendship, and career.—
Noel Cody,
Essence,
7 Mar. 2025
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Gercke is quite skilled at building characters and writing humorous and poetic dialogue.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Cheadle and Benicio del Toro are both strong in the dual lead roles, while the cast is full of ringers, from Jon Hamm to Brendan Fraser to Julia Fox in a scene-stealing comedic role.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
14 Mar. 2025
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The comedic heartbeat of the film is maintained by Julia Fox, Saweetie and Benito Skinner, who play the show-within-a-film’s judges panel.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
14 Mar. 2025
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A couple’s weekend getaway with their parents takes a supernatural turn in The Parenting, an amusing horror adventure directed by Craig Johnson (Wilson, Alex Strangelove) from a screenplay by Kent Sublette (Saturday Night Live).—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
12 Mar. 2025
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His effort to put an amusing spin on the buyer’s remorse is certainly a cut above the anti-Musk bumper stickers that have become internet bestsellers and now adorn many a Tesla — including Cybertrucks.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
12 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Here are Lady Gaga’s music-video hats, ranked in terms of experimentation, narrative contribution, comical lack of narrative contribution, and, of course, style. 60.—
Kinsey Jasnoch,
Vulture,
7 Mar. 2025
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When the Raptors were in town, Haliburton was beating defenders off the dribble with almost comical ease.—
Tony East,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Brendan Gallagher scored a goal in that game on the power play, taking a ridiculous feed from Andrei Markov in the slot and converting, blowing the roof off the building.—
Arpon Basu,
The Athletic,
16 Mar. 2025
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Bam Adebayo only taking seven shots each in the last two games is ridiculous.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Mar. 2025
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For the most part, the show is composed of zany humor bleeding into comic songs with witty internal rhymes (the songs of Tim Minchin are a helpful comparative).—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2025
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For the most part, the show is composed of zany humor that bleeds into comic songs with witty internal rhymes (the songs of Tim Minchin are a helpful comparative).—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Ferran is a force of hysterical nature, painting in the strong, bold colors her character so professes to adore as the elder DuBois sister attempts to tune out reality by literally putting a paper lantern over the light.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
12 Mar. 2025
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There was no escaping the Democrats’ hysterical display.—
Matthew Continetti,
National Review,
8 Mar. 2025
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