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Synonyms for comical
ˈkɒm ɪ kəlcom·i·cal

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English Synonyms and Antonyms1.3 / 3 votes

  1. comical

    Odd is unmated, as an odd shoe, and so uneven, as an odd number. Singular is alone of its kind; as, the singular number. What is singular is odd, but what is odd may not be singular; as, a drawerful of odd gloves. A strange thing is something hitherto unknown in fact or in cause. A singular coincidence is one the happening of which is unusual; a strange coincidence is one the cause of which is hard to explain. That which is peculiar belongs especially to a person as his own; as, Israel was called Jehovah's "peculiar people," i. e., especially chosen and cherished by him; in its ordinary use there is the implication that the thing peculiar to one is not common to the majority nor quite approved by them, though it may be shared by many; as, the Shakers are peculiar. Eccentric is off or aside from the center, and so off or aside from the ordinary and what is considered the normal course; as, genius is commonly eccentric. Eccentric is a higher and more respectful word than odd or queer. Erratic signifies wandering, a stronger and more censorious term than eccentric. Queer is transverse or oblique, aside from the common in a way that is comical or perhaps slightly ridiculous. Quaint denotes that which is pleasingly odd and fanciful, often with something of the antique; as, the quaint architecture of medieval towns. That which is funny is calculated to provoke laughter; that which is droll is more quietly amusing. That which is grotesque in the material sense is irregular or misshapen in form or outline or ill-proportioned so as to be somewhat ridiculous; the French bizarre is practically equivalent to grotesque.

    Synonyms:
    anomalous, bizarre, crotchety, curious, droll, eccentric, erratic, extraordinary, fantastic, funny, grotesque, laughable, ludicrous, odd, peculiar, preposterous, quaint, queer, ridiculous, singular, strange, uncommon, unique, unmatched, unusual, whimsical

    Antonyms:
    common, customary, familiar, natural, normal, ordinary, regular, usual

Princeton's WordNet2.3 / 3 votes

  1. 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, comic, 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, suspect, rummy, idiotic, curious

    Antonyms:
    unhumorous, humourless, humorless

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  1. funny

    when someone makes a joke it is comical(funny).

    he made a very comical joke

    Submitted by anonymous on November 17, 2019  

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. comicaladjective

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

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  1. comicaladjective

    Synonyms:
    funny

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "comical":

    comic, farcical, funny

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How to use comical in a sentence?

  1. Tommy Welch:

    The billboard is kind of comical but right on; the election is a scary deal that everyone is gearing up for, i would definitely, 100 percent, positively entertain the possibility [of moving] if Hillary won.

  2. Mike Marinella:

    Barnes’ comments are comical, he has repeatedly spread conspiracy theories and denied election results himself.

  3. Flannery O'Connor:

    Where there is no belief in the soul, there is very little drama . . . . Either one is serious about salvation or one is not. And it is well to realize that the maximum amount of seriousness admits the maximum amount of comedy. Only if we are secure in our beliefs can we see the comical side of the universe.

  4. Kurt Vonnegut Jr.:

    It strikes me as gruesome and comical that in our culture we have an expectation that man can always solve his problems ... This is so untrue that it makes me want to cry—or laugh.

  5. Habeeb Akande:

    A number of the men … that are attracted to Tate’s messaging, they said they ignore some of what he’s said about the sexual violence against women … they just look at that as comical, (They) don’t realize that he’s actually normalizing sexual violence against women.


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  • комичен, шеговит, чудат, смешен, забавенBulgarian
  • àbhachdach, èibhinnScottish Gaelic
  • jocīgs, komēdijas, komisks, smieklīgs, humoristisksLatvian
  • lachwekkend, komisch, hilarisch, amusant, grappigDutch

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