Synonyms for comic
ˈkɒm ɪkcom·ic

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1. comedian, comicadjective

   a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts

   Synonyms:
   comedian

   Antonyms:
   unhumorous, humorless, humourless

2. amusing, comic, comical, funny, laughable, mirthful, risibleadjective

   arousing or provoking laughter

   "an amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls"; "an amusing fellow"; "a comic hat"; "a comical look of surprise"; "funny stories that made everybody laugh"; "a very funny writer"; "it would have been laughable if it hadn't hurt so much"; "a mirthful experience"; "risible courtroom antics"

   Synonyms:
   shady, ridiculous, laughable, peculiar, jovial, rum, nonsensical, amusive, odd, cockeyed, diverting, amusing, jolly, singular, suspicious, ludicrous, funny, jocund, preposterous, merry, mirthful, risible, fishy, gay, derisory, absurd, comical, suspect, rummy, idiotic, curious

   Antonyms:
   humourless, unhumorous, humorless

3. comicadjective

   of or relating to or characteristic of comedy

   "comic hero"

   Synonyms:
   risible, comical, mirthful, laughable, funny, amusing

   Antonyms:
   humourless, humorless, unhumorous

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1. • Drama

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1. comicadjective

   Synonyms:
   droll, funny, farcical, ludicrous, laughable, diverting, sportive, humorous

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1. List of paraphrases for "comic":

   comedian, comedy, bd, comical, cartoon, humorous, funny, humorist, sitcom, farcical, hilarious

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1. Tim Burton:

   For me, Batman... some of that imagery was more horror than it was comic books, and I liked that about it. I liked the kind of split personality nature, the light and the dark. For me it was definitely my favorite of all the comic book characters because of those reasons.

2. Bob Saget:

   You can make people laugh and it might not be their cup of tea, but you’re doing something great for people. That’s why I’m doing it, we all have the same joke, which is that laughter is the best medicine — no, it’s actually Percocet. Everybody has a version of that. Well, the other one is when they say, you know, if you could just make one person laugh, you’re a really crappy comic.

3. Buddy Hackett:

   Ya know, if you treat every comic the way you treated me tonight, You would never see a bad show.

4. Lesley Butterfield:

   I decided to give it a shot because I think we all can appreciate comic relief during these times.

5. Michael Frizell:

   I never imagined I'd be researching a book like this. It was a challenge to find a focus for the comic because there's so much happening, tiger King.