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
Adjective
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An accomplished author, Reiner also penned more than 20 books, many of which were humorous memoirs.—
Angela Andaloro,
People.com,
23 Mar. 2025
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Molesworth’s paper examined whether different styles of safety videos (standard, humorous, and movie-themed) impact retention of key safety messages.—
thehustle.co,
thehustle.co,
21 Mar. 2025
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The Toxic Avenger comedic horror film directed by Macon Blair and starring Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones), debuted at Fantastic Fest to critical acclaim (and a 92% critics’ score on Rotten Tomatoes).—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
27 Mar. 2025
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That cast included fellow comedic geniuses Billy Crystal, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Christopher Guest.—
Alexandra Schonfeld,
People.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Nothing would be more amusing than this saga continuing into the Final Four.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
27 Mar. 2025
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Nick’s fixation on Sawyer’s luxe truck was understandable and consistently amusing.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
24 Mar. 2025
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The story of these Penguins will be that of a team that lost out on a playoff spot because it was too often betrayed by bad goaltending and comical defensive meltdowns.—
Josh Yohe,
The Athletic,
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
Adjective
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This hate against transgender people is so ridiculous.—
John Russell,
People.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Even in witnessing how ridiculous — and dangerous — the rivalry is, Cherry ultimately isn’t brave enough to make a change.—
Maggie Fremont,
EW.com,
25 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
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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
Adjective
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Amina always looked forward to these reunions; she was allowed to be a tourist with her friends, speaking too-loud English, getting a little hysterical.—
Ayşegül Savaş,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2025
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Lourd said she’s stoked for TV audiences to see just how hysterical Bomer is on Mid-Century Modern.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Hilarious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hilarious. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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