🔄 Synonyms of "Clownish"
5 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| zanynoun | Unusual and awkward in a funny, comical manner; outlandish; clownish. |
| humorous | Full of humor or arousing laughter; funny. |
| humourous | (chiefly UK, uncommon, proscribed) Alternative spelling of humorous. [Full of humor or arousing laughter; funny.] |
| buffoonish | Characteristic of a buffoon. |
| clowlike | like a clown |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Clownish"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| zanynoun | Unusual and awkward in a funny, comical manner; outlandish; clownish. |
| humourous | (chiefly UK, uncommon, proscribed) Alternative spelling of humorous. [Full of humor or arousing laughter; funny.] |
| buffoonish | Characteristic of a buffoon. |
| humorous | Full of humor or arousing laughter; funny. |
| clownlikenoun | Resembling a clown or some aspect of clowns. |
| circuslikenoun | Resembling or characteristic of a circus. |
| circusynoun | (informal) Resembling or characteristic of a circus. |
| clownly | Of, relating to, or befitting a clown; clownish; clownlike. |
| comical | Funny, whimsically amusing. |
| carnivalic | Resembling or characteristic of a carnival. |
| clownynoun | (informal) Someone who acts in a clownlike manner. |
| farcical | Resembling a farce; ludicrous; absurd. |
| buffoonlike | Resembling a buffoon |
| circussy | Alternative form of circusy. [(informal) Resembling or characteristic of a circus.] |
| carnivalesquenoun | Resembling or characteristic of a carnival. |
| farcelike | Resembling or characteristic of farce. |
| harlequinesquenoun | Like or befitting a harlequin; clownish. |
| foolish | (of a person, an action, etc.) Lacking good sense or judgement; unwise. |
| showmanlikenoun | Resembling or characteristic of a showman. |
| foollike | Resembling or characteristic of a fool. |
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