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odd, usual
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happy
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characteristic, entertaining
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characteristic, facetious
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as in humorous
causing or intended to cause laughter
a very funny movie that had audiences rolling in the aisles
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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
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as in unusual
noticeably different from what is generally found or experienced
that’s a funny-looking dog—what kind is it?
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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
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as in joke
something said or done to cause laughter
let’s can the funnies—we’ve got serious work to do here
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Merriam-Webster unabridged
- absurd
- amusing
- droll
- entertaining
- hilarious
- ludicrous
- playful
- ridiculous
- silly
- whimsical
- antic
- jolly
- killing
- rich
- riot
- screaming
- slapstick
- blithe
- capricious
- clever
- diverting
- facetious
- farcical
- for grins
- gelastic
- good-humored
- hysterical
- jocose
- jocular
- joking
- knee-slapper
- laughable
- merry
- mirthful
- priceless
- riotous
- risible
- side-splitting
- sportive
- waggish
- witty
- bizarre
- curious
- mysterious
- strange
- unusual
- weird
- queer
- dubious
- fantastic
- perplexing
- puzzling
- remarkable
- suspicious
On this page you’ll find 123 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to funny, such as: absurd, amusing, droll, entertaining, hilarious, and ludicrous.
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How to use funny in a sentence
We were speaking of the faculty of mimicry, and he told me such a funny little anecdote about Chopin.
MUSIC-STUDY IN GERMANYAMY FAY
He looked up, half shutting his one funny eye, and cocking one ear up, and letting the other droop down.
SQUINTY THE COMICAL PIGRICHARD BARNUM
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WORDS RELATED TO FUNNY
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- heteroclite
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- cartoon
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- funny
- Mickey Mouse
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- entertaining
- facetious
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- fool
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- for grins
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- funny
- gelastic
- goofus
- goofy
- gump
- horse’s tail
- humorous
- ironic
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- jocular
- joking
- joshing
- laughable
- light
- loony
- ludicrous
- nutty
- off the wall
- priceless
- ridiculous
- risible
- schtick
- screwy
- side-splitting
- silly
- wacky
- waggish
- whimsical
- witty
- Mickey Mouse
- absurd
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- boffo
- camp
- comic
- crazy shtick
- dippy
- diverting
- dizzy
- droll
- entertaining
- facetious
- farcical
- flaky
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- fool around
- fool-headed
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- funny
- gelastic
- goofus
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- gump
- humorous
- ironic
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- joking
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- light
- loony
- ludicrous
- nutty
- priceless
- ridiculous
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- silly
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- whimsical
- witty
- absurd
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- for grins
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- gagged up
- gelastic
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- joshing
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- laughable
- ludicrous
- odd
- preposterous
- quaint
- queer
- quizzical
- ridiculous
- riot
- risible
- waggish
- whimsical
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adjective, fun·ni·er, fun·ni·est.
providing fun; causing amusement or laughter; amusing; comical: a funny remark;a funny person.
attempting to amuse; facetious: Did you really mean that or were you just being funny?
warranting suspicion; deceitful; underhanded: We thought there was something funny about those extra charges.
noun, plural fun·nies.
Informal. a funny remark or story; a joke: to make a funny.
funnies,
- comic strips.
- Also called funny paper . the section of a newspaper reserved for comic strips, word games, etc.
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Origin of funny
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First recorded in 1730–40; fun + -y1
synonym study for funny
1. Funny, laughable, ludicrous refer to that which excites laughter. Funny and laughable are both applied to that which provokes laughter or deserves to be laughed at; funny is a colloquial term loosely applied and in popular use is commonly interchangeable with the other terms: a funny story, scene, joke; a laughable incident, mistake. That which is ludicrous excites laughter by its incongruity and foolish absurdity: The monkey’s attempts to imitate the woman were ludicrous.
OTHER WORDS FROM funny
fun·ni·ly, adverbfun·ni·ness, nounun·fun·ni·ly, adverbun·fun·ni·ness, noun
Words nearby funny
funnel cap, funnel cloud, funnelform, funnel-web, funnies, funny, funny bone, funny book, funny business, funny farm, funnyman
Other definitions for funny (2 of 2)
noun, plural fun·nies.
a shell or light skiff rowed by one person with sculls.
Origin of funny
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First recorded in 1780–90; perhaps jocular use of funny1
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MORE ABOUT FUNNY
What is a basic definition of funny?
Funny describes something that causes fun, especially laughter. Funny can describe someone who is trying to amuse others. It can also describe someone or something that is suspicious or odd. Funny has a few other senses as an adjective and a noun.
Funny describes something that is amusing and causes people to laugh. Something that amuses people without causing laughter is usually said to be fun rather than funny. For example, a roller coaster would be called fun, while a knock-knock joke would be called funny. If something is not funny, it is unfunny.
Real-life examples: Many people consider clowns, jokes, comedies, pranks, and Internet memes to be funny. These things cause most people to laugh.
Used in a sentence: The comedian knew a lot of funny jokes.
Funny also describes someone who is trying to get others to laugh or is trying to amuse them. This sense of funny is a synonym of facetious.
Used in a sentence: Joan took the comment as an insult even though Luke was just trying to be funny.
Funny also describes someone or something that is suspicious or underhanded. You might use this sense when you think something dishonest is going on. The phrase funny business is used in this sense to refer to criminal or unethical activity.
Real-life examples: Rigged carnival games, overly friendly salespeople, and deals that seem too good to be true often cause people to think something funny is going on.
Used in a sentence: We think something funny is going on at that store on the corner that is never open.
Funny can also describe something that is strange, odd, or curious.
Real-life examples: If your leg falls asleep, you will probably walk funny. Two tomatoes that grow together to make one tomato might have a funny shape.
Used in a sentence: I think the speakers might be broken because the music sounds funny.
Where does funny come from?
The first records of funny come from the 1750s. It comes from a combination of the word fun, meaning “enjoyment or amusement,” and the suffix -y, which means “characterized by” or “bringing about.”
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How is funny used in real life?
Funny is a very common word with several different meanings. It is most often used to mean something or someone that makes people laugh.
Meet the Parents is such a funny movie
— Deligracy (@Deligracy) November 12, 2019
Ooooh something funny is happening to my mentions. And I mean funny weird and not funny ha ha!
— Maria Duffy (@mduffywriter) April 19, 2011
Been wondering why my apple juice tastes funny. I just noticed the bottle says, «with grape»…..oh.
— cat (@catrific) December 6, 2014
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If something is funny, it will most likely cause you to:
A. cry
B. laugh
C. scream
D. think
Words related to funny
absurd, amusing, droll, entertaining, hilarious, ludicrous, playful, ridiculous, silly, whimsical, bizarre, curious, mysterious, strange, unusual, weird, antic, jolly, killing, rich
How to use funny in a sentence
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The hashtag itself also has to be memorable, funny or otherwise worth sharing.
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Maybe there are a few poems or funny stories written by the contributors.
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Given how ubiquitous Uber and other ride-sharing services have become, it’s funny to think they weren’t even around ten years ago.
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In quarantine, though, his show has become something to see most nights, even when it’s not particularly funny.
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As you might expect, the Sense also comes equipped with an ECG sensor that can help monitor your heart rhythm if you feel like something funny is going on.
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Not only had the iconic comedian sexually assaulted many, many women, Maher argued, “I never thought he was funny.”
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The taste of metal cutlery after years of plastic can also taste funny.
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But as is her way, Kaling defended why the episode was not only funny, but necessary.
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He was funny and self-effacing, though prone to fits of anger.
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Pryor was famous for being funny, even as his life was far from funny.
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May looked along at the dimpled grace, And then at the saint-like, fair old face, “How funny!”
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We were speaking of the faculty of mimicry, and he told me such a funny little anecdote about Chopin.
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He looked up, half shutting his one funny eye, and cocking one ear up, and letting the other droop down.
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I am an easiful old pagan, and I am not angry with you at all—you funny, little champion of the Most High.
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He walked first to one side, and then the other, rooting in the dirt with his funny, rubbery nose.
British Dictionary definitions for funny
adjective -nier or -niest
causing amusement or laughter; humorous; comical
peculiar; odd
suspicious or dubious (esp in the phrase funny business)
informal faint or illto feel funny
noun plural -nies
informal a joke or witticism
Derived forms of funny
funnily, adverbfunniness, noun
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Other Idioms and Phrases with funny
In addition to the idioms beginning with funny
- funny bone
- funny business
- funny money
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