sidesplitting

adjective

ˈsīd-ˌspli-tiŋ How to pronounce sidesplitting (audio)
Definition of sidesplittingnext
as in humorous
causing or intended to cause laughter his sidesplitting jokes usually have audiences helpless with laughter

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sidesplitting
  1. humorous
  2. comedic
  3. funny
  4. amusing
  5. comic
  6. comical
  7. entertaining
Adjective
  • There’s a digital painting of an eerie glasshouse overgrown with red roses by Zhang Xiaotong; Too Rich City, a digital video depicting a surreal Chinese cityscape; and a humorous digital comic by Tang Xinrui where a human are the ones ogled by fish at an aquarium.
    Ann Binlot, ARTnews.com, 29 Nov. 2024
  • Using Wes Anderson-esque visual stylings, each episode focuses on a different character in Kafka’s orbit, breaking the fourth wall and offering a dryly humorous peek into the writer’s world.
    Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of humorous
Adjective
  • Miner will also look to generate live standup comedy gigs for top comedic talent, while also producing original audio and video content for New Metric Media’s direct to consumer channels.
    Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Nov. 2024
  • After a brief impression of Judy, Paris offered some insight into one of the girls’ foremost comedic influences growing up.
    Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 18 Nov. 2024
Definition of comedic
Adjective
  • Killian earned a reputation for being funny and outré.
    Oscar Schwartz, The New Yorker, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Consider the case of Mickey Mouse, whose funny, sunny visage has come to the rescue at least once before.
    Lynn Yaeger, Vogue, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of funny
Adjective
  • Playing a more toothless version of antagonistic duos like Flotsam and Jetsam from The Little Mermaid, Yang and James are mildly amusing but underused, ultimately serving little purpose.
    David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Nov. 2024
  • Each political party could find something amusing about it.
    Callum Booth, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of amusing
Adjective
  • Stylistically, Universal Language is located somewhere between the poetic realism of Iranian New Wave cinema — think Children of Heaven, The White Balloon, and Close-Up — and the surreal comic sensibilities of Rankin’s fellow Winnipeg filmmaker Guy Maddin (The Saddest Music in the World, Rumours).
    Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 Written by Aakash Kaushik, Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 uses comic situations like the ones in the second film of the franchise.
    Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of comic
Adjective
  • The aim is to avoid exploding kitten cards by wielding a comical cast of cats with special powers.
    Simon Hill, WIRED, 29 Nov. 2024
  • The effect of the gargantuan package is almost comical.
    Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 25 Nov. 2024
Definition of comical
Adjective
  • Its initial formulation was inspired by the 10+ Deploys per Day: Dev and Ops Cooperation at Flickr presentation at the 2009 O'Reilly Velocity Conference where the lack of collaboration between frustrated developer and operations teams was highlighted in a dramatic and entertaining fashion.
    Justin Warren, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Mattel has had a long friendship with Vanderpump, appearing on the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum's entertaining show Overserved with Lisa Vanderpump.
    Lawrence Yee, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
Definition of entertaining
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