Synonyms

comical

American

[kom-i-kuhl] / ˈkɒm ɪ kəl /

adjective

producing laughter; amusing; funny.

a comical fellow.
Obsolete. pertaining to or of the nature of comedy.

comical British

/ ˈkɒmɪkəl /

adjective

causing laughter
ludicrous; laughable

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Related Words

See amusing.

Other Word Forms

comicality noun
comically adverb
comicalness noun
noncomical adjective
noncomicality noun
noncomically adverb
noncomicalness noun
quasi-comical adjective
quasi-comically adverb
semicomical adjective
semicomically adverb
uncomical adjective
uncomically adverb

Etymology

Origin of comical

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; comic, -al ¹

Example Sentences

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The image shows the assistant completely upside down in an acrobatic posture, with a funny expression on his face, creating a photograph with a comical tone.

From BBC

It was a sad sight, then comical, then stupefying.

From Salon

It was comical, sure, but it also summed up the strangeness of the whole night.

From BBC

That this was even in question is both comical and disturbing, but I’m thankful for the outcome.

From The Wall Street Journal

Musk responded to the incident, blaming users for crafting queries to get comical responses from Grok.

From Salon

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