🔄 Synonyms of "Humorous"
30 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| wryverb | Dryly humorous; sardonic or bitterly ironic. |
| ludicrous | Idiotic or unthinkable, often to the point of being funny; amusing by being plainly incongruous or absurd. |
| facetious | Treating serious issues with (often deliberately) inappropriate humour; flippant. |
| mirthful | Filled with mirth. |
| zanynoun | Unusual and awkward in a funny, comical manner; outlandish; clownish. |
| risible | Provoking laughter; ludicrous; ridiculous; humorously insignificant |
| tongue-in-cheek | (idiomatic) Not intended seriously; jocular or humorous. |
| comical | Funny, whimsically amusing. |
| farcical | Resembling a farce; ludicrous; absurd. |
| ridiculous | Deserving of ridicule; foolish, absurd. |
| amusing | Funny, hilarious. |
| uproarious | Characterized by uproar, that is, loud, confused noise, or by noisy and uncontrollable laughter. |
| funnynoun | Amusing; humorous; comical. |
| jestingnoun | joking |
| drynoun | Free from or lacking moisture. |
| ironic | (of a situation) Characterized by or constituting (any kind of) irony. |
| banteringnoun | joking; jesting |
| tragicomical | Having the characteristics of a tragicomedy |
| comicnoun | Using the techniques of comedy, as a composition, performer etc; amusing, entertaining. |
| jocular | Humorous, amusing or joking. |
| jocose | playful; characterized by joking |
| waggish | witty, jocular, like a wag |
| laughable | (now rare) Fitted to excite laughter; humorous. |
| jokingverb | The act of telling or engaging in jokes. |
| humourous | (chiefly UK, uncommon, proscribed) Alternative spelling of humorous. [Full of humor or arousing laughter; funny.] |
↔️ Antonyms of "Humorous"
Words with the opposite meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| humorless | (American spelling) Lacking humor or levity; serious; not funny, amusing, amused, or lighthearted. |
| unhumorous | Not humorous. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Humorous"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| funny | Amusing; humorous; comical. |
| amusing | Funny, hilarious. |
| jocular | Humorous, amusing or joking. |
| jocose | playful; characterized by joking |
| facetious | Treating serious issues with (often deliberately) inappropriate humour; flippant. |
| comical | Funny, whimsically amusing. |
| droll | Oddly humorous; whimsical, amusing in a quaint way; waggish. |
| seriocomic | Having both serious and comedic qualities or tendencies. |
| tongue-in-cheek | (idiomatic) Not intended seriously; jocular or humorous. |
| jokingverb | The act of telling or engaging in jokes. |
| hilarious | Very funny; causing great merriment and laughter. |
| jesting | humorous |
| humourous | (chiefly UK, uncommon, proscribed) Alternative spelling of humorous. [Full of humor or arousing laughter; funny.] |
| bantering | That teases |
| risible | Provoking laughter; ludicrous; ridiculous; humorously insignificant |
| laughable | (now rare) Fitted to excite laughter; humorous. |
| waggish | witty, jocular, like a wag |
| mirthful | Filled with mirth. |
| sidesplitting | (idiomatic) Exceptionally funny; hilarious. |
| farcical | Resembling a farce; ludicrous; absurd. |
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