Antonyms for humorous
ˈhyu mər əs; often ˈyu-hu·mor·ous

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1. humorousadjective

   Synonyms:
   funny, jocular, witty, amusing

2. humorousadjective

   Full of humor or arousing laughter; funny.

   The waiters were so humorous - one even did a backflip for us, when we asked him.

   Synonyms:
   funny, witty, amusing, jocular

3. humorousadjective

   Showing humor; witty, jocular.

   Synonyms:
   jocular, funny, witty, amusing

4. humorousadjective

   Damp or watery.

   Synonyms:
   witty, amusing, funny, jocular

5. humorousadjective

   Dependent on or caused by one's humour or mood; capricious, whimsical.

   Synonyms:
   witty, funny, jocular, amusing

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:1.0 / 2 votes

1. humorous

   Antonyms:
   grave, serious, sober, matter-of-fact

   Synonyms:
   facetious, comical, witty, funny

Princeton's WordNetRate this antonym:5.0 / 1 vote

1. humorous, humourousadjective

   full of or characterized by humor

   "humorous stories"; "humorous cartoons"; "in a humorous vein"

   Antonyms:
   po-faced, unhumorous, sobersided, unfunny, humorless, humourless

   Synonyms:
   humourous

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1. humorousadjective

   Synonyms:
   facetious, droll, comical, jocular, waggish

How to use humorous in a sentence?

1. Ben Nelson:

   When roles are reversed, it’s humorous, republicans were criticizing Democrats for things done back then, and now, they’re engaged in the same thing in order to get the number of votes necessary.

2. Jean Lee:

   They're very humorous and fun to watch, these new economic scenes.

3. President Biden:

   A war hero and among the greatest of the Greatest Generation, and to me, he was also a friend whom I could look to for trusted guidance, or a humorous line at just the right moment to settle frayed nerves. I will miss my friend. But I am grateful for the times we shared, and for the friendship Jill and I and our family have built with Liddy and the entire Dole family.

4. Joe Crecca:

   We would pass humorous things through the wall, you knew you succeeded when you could hear the guy on the other side laughing.

5. B. J. Gupta:

   In order to find a good quotation in a dictionary of humorous quotations, I didn't leave any stone unturned.

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