📖 Definitions of "Comical"
adjective
- 1
Originally, relating to comedy.
"It was a comical performance."
- 2
Funny, whimsically amusing.
"The tutor excelled in comical scoldings."
- 3
Laughable; ridiculous.
"He's just put salt in his tea instead of sugar. What a comical error!"
🔄 Synonyms of "Comical"
8 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| mirthful | Filled with mirth. |
| risible | Provoking laughter; ludicrous; ridiculous; humorously insignificant |
| amusing | Funny, hilarious. |
| humorous | Full of humor or arousing laughter; funny. |
| funnynoun | Amusing; humorous; comical. |
| comicnoun | Using the techniques of comedy, as a composition, performer etc; amusing, entertaining. |
| laughable | (now rare) Fitted to excite laughter; humorous. |
| humourous | (chiefly UK, uncommon, proscribed) Alternative spelling of humorous. [Full of humor or arousing laughter; funny.] |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Comical"
Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| funny | Amusing; humorous; comical. |
| humourous | (chiefly UK, uncommon, proscribed) Alternative spelling of humorous. [Full of humor or arousing laughter; funny.] |
| humorous | Full of humor or arousing laughter; funny. |
| amusing | Funny, hilarious. |
| risible | Provoking laughter; ludicrous; ridiculous; humorously insignificant |
| laughable | (now rare) Fitted to excite laughter; humorous. |
| mirthful | Filled with mirth. |
| comic | Using the techniques of comedy, as a composition, performer etc; amusing, entertaining. |
| jokingverb | The act of telling or engaging in jokes. |
| hilarious | Very funny; causing great merriment and laughter. |
| farcical | Resembling a farce; ludicrous; absurd. |
| fun | Enjoyable or amusing. |
| ludicrous | Idiotic or unthinkable, often to the point of being funny; amusing by being plainly incongruous or absurd. |
| ridiculous | Deserving of ridicule; foolish, absurd. |
| strange | Not normal; odd, unusual, surprising, out of the ordinary, often with a negative connotation. |
| stand-up | Performed while standing although normally done while sitting. |
| hysterical | Provoking uncontrollable laughter. |
| comœdic | Archaic form of comedic. [Relating to comedy.] |
| comedic | Relating to comedy. |
| comico-tragical | (archaic) Combining comedy and tragedy; tragicomic. |
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