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
The friction between the two about this escalates to hilarious levels in the new season.
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Anne Easton, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Jesse, 49, and Kendall Hall, 37, who run Half Arms Weddings in northeast Alabama, even filmed a hilarious reenactment.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
Who could forget Kravitz riding on Tatum’s bicycle pegs, or their apparently hilarious iced coffee date?
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 8 Apr. 2025
For Horton and Bella, what could have been an awkward holiday hiccup turned into a memorable and hilarious story—and a viral TikTok moment, reminding other travelers to read the fine print very carefully.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
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Anne Easton, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Jesse, 49, and Kendall Hall, 37, who run Half Arms Weddings in northeast Alabama, even filmed a hilarious reenactment.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
Who could forget Kravitz riding on Tatum’s bicycle pegs, or their apparently hilarious iced coffee date?
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 8 Apr. 2025
For Horton and Bella, what could have been an awkward holiday hiccup turned into a memorable and hilarious story—and a viral TikTok moment, reminding other travelers to read the fine print very carefully.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hilarious
Adjective
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And makes a funny joke about giving Glenn Close an Oscar.—
Andy Hoglund,
EW.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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His being handsome, funny and not known for comedy was a real asset.—
Rosa Escandon,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Early implementations have experienced technical glitches, such as those occasionally seen in MLB's 3D broadcasts, which sometimes led to humorous but unintended visual effects.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
FOXNews.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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The off-beat ads and humorous posters have only stoked fan conversation about what, exactly, this project is and what on earth is going on with the asterisk in the title.—
Eliana Dockterman,
Time,
17 Apr. 2025
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During a double-decker bus ride around the city, some friends get hit by tree branches and in select trailer scenes, tension turns into comedic relief.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2025
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But before things ended up in a fight, the atmosphere grew more animated when the comedic WWE faction Alpha Academy, whose members include Otis, Maxxine Dupri, and Akira Tozawa joined in on the scene to help out.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Six books offer readers armchair travel, amusing characters, and a dash of history.—
Yvonne Zipp,
Christian Science Monitor,
1 Apr. 2025
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Thankfully, in the case of Mark, the reality proved to be something much more amusing.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2025
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That suggests an almost comical misunderstanding of free trade.—
Lee Habeeb,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Apr. 2025
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The song evokes an anime sci-fi world that would be merely comical if not for the moving infusion of hope and melancholy in Wayne Coyne’s vocals.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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This hate against transgender people is so ridiculous.—
John Russell,
People.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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To be fair, a lot of things are ridiculous these days.—
Sammy Roth,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Both men will tell us a lot about themselves Sunday. DeChambeau is often still, to this day, a comic construct of his own character type.—
Brendan Quinn,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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Honestly looking at the old models those butts were not good just…anatomically, even for the often unusual proportions of comic character.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
12 Apr. 2025
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Their originals can be hysterical and their cover songs transformative.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
12 Apr. 2025
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The film adaptation of the incredibly popular video game, A Minecraft Movie fell flat with critics with 48% on Rotten Tomatoes, but has been met with hysterical audience reactions thanks to memes that spread online before the film’s release.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Hilarious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hilarious. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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