laughable
adjective
laugh·able
ˈla-fə-bəl 
ˈlä-
: of a kind to provoke laughter or sometimes derision : amusingly ridiculous
laughableness
noun
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Examples of laughable in a Sentence
His attempt at skiing was laughable.
the laughable, boisterous antics of the circus clowns
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Philip Elliott, TIME, 31 Oct. 2024
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Philip Elliott, TIME, 31 Oct. 2024
At his peak, Salah, who plays a similar position to Vinicius Junior, regularly scored well over 30 goals, and in a far harder division, to compare one of his best years with the one the Brazillian just had is laughable.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
No way did technology rule our lives back then—that was almost laughable.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 30 Sep. 2024
Las Vegas solidifies its claim for the playoffs with a 3-2 win and a dominant DB 21-14
California takes another upset win, with a laughable 21-4 DB score-line by the singles-heavy Bears
Day 3 Observations
SoCal lays down the smack on fellow playoff participant Bay Area to start off day 3 well.
—Todd Boss, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Laughable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/laughable. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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laughable
adjective
laugh·able
ˈlaf-ə-bəl
ˈlȧf-
: causing laughter or scorn : ridiculous
laughableness
noun
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