Synonyms of funny

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adjective

ˈfə-nē 

1

as in humorous

causing or intended to cause laughter

a very funny movie that had audiences rolling in the aisles

Synonyms & Similar Words

• humorous
• comedic
• amusing
• comical
• comic
• ridiculous
• entertaining
• hysterical
• hilarious
• hysteric
• witty
• playful
• screaming
• ludicrous
• droll
• laughable
• farcical
• uproarious
• riotous
• antic
• risible
• humoristic
• chucklesome
• sidesplitting
• killing
• zany
• laughing
• merry
• clownish
• slapstick
• flippant
• flip
• facetious
• whimsical
• waggish
• jocular
• jokey
• diverting
• wry
• jolly
• smart
• slapsticky
• jovial
• smart-aleck
• mad
• rich
• priceless
• mirthful
• campy
• joky
• knockabout
• gleeful
• pert
• smart-alecky
• jocose
• snickery
• jocund
• blithesome

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in bizarre

different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion

that's funny, for I could have sworn I put my keys right here yesterday

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bizarre
• strange
• weird
• odd
• curious
• peculiar
• remarkable
• erratic
• crazy
• eccentric
• unusual
• quirky
• unique
• abnormal
• wacky
• off-the-wall
• offbeat
• whacky
• funky
• quaint
• outlandish
• kinky
• screwy
• kooky
• fantastical
• uncommon
• rare
• wild
• outrageous
• unconventional
• way-out
• queer
• out-of-the-way
• kookie
• outré
• cranky
• weirdo
• fantastic
• extraordinary
• shocking
• queerish
• rum
• off-kilter
• bizarro
• far-out
• outstanding
• freaky
• striking
• noticeable
• freak
• flaky
• freakish
• spaced-out
• prominent
• phenomenal
• conspicuous
• notable
• atypical
• salient
• puzzling
• aberrant
• out-there
• perplexing
• baffling
• phantasmagoric
• idiosyncratic
• singular
• phantasmagorical
• unwonted
• atrocious
• unorthodox
• confounding
• bewildering
• mystifying
• crotchety
• nonconformist
• addlepated
• nonmainstream
• uncustomary

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• normal
• typical
• usual
• ordinary
• average
• everyday
• standard
• commonplace
• prosaic
• routine
• garden
• conservative
• conventional
• familiar
• unremarkable
• predictable
• unexceptional
• common
• run-of-the-mill
• expected
• workaday
• frequent
• regular
• conformist
• customary
• habitual
• knee-jerk
• wonted

3

as in unusual

noticeably different from what is generally found or experienced

that's a funny-looking dog—what kind is it?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• unusual
• uncommon
• weird
• strange
• curious
• rare
• odd
• extraordinary
• unique
• peculiar
• bizarre
• offbeat
• out-of-the-way
• special
• eccentric
• singular
• unaccustomed
• remarkable
• abnormal
• queer
• uncustomary
• outlandish
• noticeable
• oddball
• kookie
• exceptional
• noteworthy
• outré
• atypical
• kooky
• newsworthy
• way-out
• notable
• far-out
• aberrant
• particular
• irregular

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• common
• usual
• ordinary
• plain
• normal
• familiar
• typical
• predictable
• regular
• unexceptional
• expected

funny

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noun

1

as in cartoon

a series of drawings that tell a story or part of a story

reading the Sunday funnies is part of my weekend ritual

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cartoon
• comic
• strip
• comic strip
• animation
• animated cartoon
• graphic novel
• comic book
• funny paper(s)
• caricature

2

as in joke

something said or done to cause laughter

let's can the funnies—we've got serious work to do here

Synonyms & Similar Words

• joke
• laugh
• joking
• giggle
• gag
• wisecrack
• witticism
• yuck
• quip
• one-liner
• jape
• drollery
• pleasantry
• yak
• nifty
• boffo
• prank
• josh
• scream
• rib
• jest
• yock
• waggery
• yuk
• sally
• parody
• humorousness
• crack
• humor
• boff
• funning
• comedy
• riot
• wisecracking
• trick
• practical joke
• antic
• kidding
• banter
• buffoonery
• boffola
• caper
• knee-slapper
• leg-pull
• panic
• burlesque
• funniness
• mock
• mockery
• caricature
• riff
• hilariousness
• repartee
• put-on
• lampoon
• raillery
• wordplay
• persiflage
• drollness
• wit
• facetiousness
• monkeyshine(s)
• thigh-slapper

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a funny story

a hilarious story

an amusing story

a comedic story

an entertaining story

a laughable story

a funny girl

a comical girl

a witty girl

a humorous girl

a quirky girl

a smiley girl

funny feeling

strange feeling

unusual feeling

odd feeling

peculiar feeling

weird feeling

funny business

crazy business

silly business

goofy business

weird business

wacky business

a funny thing

an interesting thing

a curious thing

an ironic thing

an amazing thing

a laughable thing

Examples of funny in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Pet Halloween costumes 2024:See 6 cute, funny and spooky get-ups, from Beetlejuice to a granny Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce − the couple that continuously made headlines throughout 2024. —Taylor Ardrey, USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2024

The latest from writer-director Sean Baker, whose stories tend to follow people living on the margins of society (see also 2015’s Tangerine, 2017’s The Florida Project, and 2021’s Red Rocket), the film is by turns anxiety inducing, startlingly funny, and poignant. —Rachel Brodsky, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2024

Noun

The point is that the episode has arguably the highest throwaway-gag-per-minute ratio of any Simpsons, and all of them are laugh-out-loud funny. —EW.com, 18 Mar. 2024

What is becoming professionally demoralizing to her lately, though, is the sense that female artists are being removed from America’s comics pages as several newspaper chains have consolidated or contracted their print funnies in recent years. —Michael Cavna, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2024

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