sidesplitting

adjective

ˈsīd-ˌspli-tiŋ How to pronounce sidesplitting (audio)
Definition of sidesplittingnext
as in humorous
causing or intended to cause laughter his sidesplitting jokes usually have audiences helpless with laughter

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sidesplitting
  1. humorous
  2. comedic
  3. funny
  4. amusing
  5. comic
  6. comical
  7. entertaining
Adjective
  • Despite the humorous discouragement from her friends and family, Hurosky remains committed to her goal with a slight modification.
    Ashley Vega, People.com, 10 Jan. 2025
  • And of course, there’s generally a moral at the end of the story—the kind of humorous, heartfelt fare that makes Abbott so beloved as family viewing.
    Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of humorous
Adjective
  • Concepts of drag comedy and nonbinary people held a different sort of weight, and the cross-dressing escapades in the movie, as two hapless male musicians flee the mob by donning dresses and joining an all-women band, didn’t hold the same sort of comedic sway.
    Chad Jones, The Mercury News, 11 Jan. 2025
  • While no official decisions have been made, a new Facebook page is offering a comedic glimpse at a future when the Keller school district sheds some of its schools.
    Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of comedic
Adjective
  • Nick Park directed this funny flick that may not be Aardman’s best, but minor Aardman is still a family film worth seeing.
    Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
  • In Eureka Day, Jonathan Spector’s incisive and dazzlingly funny play now on Broadway about a Berkeley school board navigating a mumps outbreak, Amber Gray is a new parent named Carina.
    Marley Marius, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of funny
Adjective
  • The comedy is very much a love letter to South L.A., offering pointed and amusing commentary on gentrification.
    Jessica Wang, EW.com, 16 Jan. 2025
  • The film centers on Clémence, a quiet yet amusing Parisian, who had a complicated childhood.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of amusing
Adjective
  • The comic posts and memes have a simple explanation.
    Callum Booth, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Their comic genius and quick wit was like no other.
    Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of comic
Adjective
  • And the confusion caused by a talking horse (mirroring the Francis the Talking Mule film series), and the comical situations Ed got Wilbur into was the basis behind the Mister Ed sitcom, which was introduced in first-run syndication on January 5, 1961.
    Marc Berman, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Viewers can expect lots of comical commentary from the two best friends, as well as appearances by Sting, Meghan Trainor and Shania Twain.
    Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of comical
Adjective
  • But how much of that commentary, wonders James Adomian, was actually entertaining?
    Julie Seabaugh, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
  • On this basis, Tottenham are the most entertaining team in the country.
    Jack Pitt-Brooke, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of entertaining
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