Synonyms of unfunny

unfunny

adjective

as in humorless

Synonyms & Similar Words

• humorless
• lame
• unamusing
• sombre
• earnest
• serious
• tragic
• unhumorous
• unsmiling
• somber
• tragical
• uncomic
• staid
• solemn
• unhysterical
• sedate
• poignant
• moving
• severe
• grave
• no-nonsense
• sobersided
• touching
• affecting
• sad
• sober
• weighty
• sorrowful
• lachrymose
• tearful
• woeful
• mournful

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• funny
• comic
• ridiculous
• hilarious
• humorous
• comical
• hysterical
• ludicrous
• comedic
• farcical
• laughable
• amusing
• riotous
• droll
• uproarious
• hysteric
• risible
• antic
• entertaining
• killing
• screaming
• humoristic
• sidesplitting
• chucklesome
• slapstick
• zany
• diverting
• clownish
• slapsticky
• knockabout

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of unfunny

Until the plane lands in Uganda, the show is still hilarious, but the sequences in Africa are grimly unfunny, especially as black actors are forced to sell jokes about curing AIDS by sodomizing babies. —Vulture Editors, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2025

Bill Hader says Ye would tell cast 'on the regular' that Saturday Night Live was 'incredibly unfunny' West has a history of memorable awards show moments. —Shania Russell, EW.com, 3 Feb. 2025

Not all movies need to serve up profound insights into the human condition, but the ones that don’t should at least be entertaining, and Twohy’s particular strain of absurdism is not just contrived, but deeply unfunny. —Peter Debruge, Variety, 25 Jan. 2025

The former Pittsburgh Steeler then hit back Jemele Hill, calling her comment unfunny. Jemele Hill and Antonio Brown’s barbs arrive in the aftermath of Faraji’s explosive lawsuit. —Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 7 Jan. 2025