as in funny
causing or intended to cause laughter
hilarious cartoons that the whole family can enjoy the clown's hilarious antics
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Recent Examples of hilarious
The hilarious video has been viewed more than 530,000 times, as the mom went into more details in the caption.
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Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
There’s never been a more hilarious, insightful peek into the life of a ballplayer than Jim Bouton’s diary of his 1969 season as a reliever for the Seattle Pilots and Houston Astros.
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 11 July 2025
In the hilarious clip shared after Thursday's podcast release, Kylie keeps switching her shirts after various messy mishaps.
—Kayla Grant, People.com, 10 July 2025
The always hilarious team from Bob’s Burgers will kick off Saturday morning with a panel no one will want to miss!
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 8 July 2025
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Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
There’s never been a more hilarious, insightful peek into the life of a ballplayer than Jim Bouton’s diary of his 1969 season as a reliever for the Seattle Pilots and Houston Astros.
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 11 July 2025
In the hilarious clip shared after Thursday's podcast release, Kylie keeps switching her shirts after various messy mishaps.
—Kayla Grant, People.com, 10 July 2025
The always hilarious team from Bob’s Burgers will kick off Saturday morning with a panel no one will want to miss!
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 8 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hilarious
Adjective
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But a funny thing happened on the way to this flexible-rate nirvana.—
Brian Domitrovic,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
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His voice is too funny, too smart and too important to go quietly into the night.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
19 July 2025
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The plot moves along at a clip with time for small character subplots and humorous banter between big action set pieces.—
Scott Phillips,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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The frontman's humorous heads-up came after an exec was caught canoodling with a colleague at a recent show.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
22 July 2025
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The film also gave Lerman a chance to flex comedic muscles rarely seen in his more stoic roles.—
Seija Rankin,
HollywoodReporter,
25 July 2025
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Official plot details are being kept under wraps, although the film is being described as a comedic drama set in the world of artificial intelligence.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
24 July 2025
Adjective
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The scene was more amusing than threatening — onlookers whipped out cell phone cameras to document the sight of horses traversing the grounds.—
Jim Newton,
Mercury News,
12 July 2025
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For two-thirds of the day, as the peloton rolled through Brittany, the majority of soundbites ranged from frivolous to downright amusing.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
12 July 2025
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In the first movie, Weathers’ character met a comical demise (by falling out of a window after Happy surprised him with the body of the alligator who bit off his hand) and later made an appearance from heaven.—
Jack Smart,
People.com,
17 July 2025
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Despite the fact that the name for mecha in this setting is the obviously comical wanzer, its influences are very clearly from mecha anime such as Armored Trooper VOTOMS.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
Adjective
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Thomas, Scheffler, DeChambeau, McIlroy and Koepka are seen throughout the movie, participating in Gilmore’s ridiculous training sessions and eventually battling an antagonistic group of golfers from the fictional Maxi professional golf league.—
Stephanie Stremplewski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 July 2025
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These bizarre allegations are ridiculous and a weak attempt at distraction.—
Domenico Montanaro,
NPR,
25 July 2025
Adjective
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Will fans be able to meet George Lucas at San Diego Comic-Con? San Diego Comic-Con, unlike other comic conventions, does not host meet-and-greet experiences.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
19 July 2025
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Mason is a stand-up comic Pryor's youngest son is a stand-up comic, just like his dad.—
Julie Tremaine,
People.com,
13 July 2025
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In her almost 50 years in the role, Marlena’s trials and tribulations have included falling out of a window, hysterical amnesia, kidnapping, being targeted by serial killers, being replaced by an unhinged lookalike, and, most famously, two demonic possessions.—
Victoria Edel,
People.com,
15 July 2025
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Their beef frequently manifested in public, with insults that ranged from cutting to hysterical in the press, sometimes tipping into more violent incidents, including one involving a cricket bat.—
Paula Mejía,
Vulture,
5 July 2025
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“Hilarious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hilarious. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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