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
Reddit users in the comments section found the ordeal to be hilarious.
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Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 26 May 2025
Director Andrew DeYoung’s debut, a star vehicle for Tim Robinson and Paul Rudd, is intermittently hilarious but tonally confused.
—Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 22 May 2025
Probst’s hilarious cross-continental vote delivery first appeared in season 4, Survivor: Marquesas when the host hailed a New York City taxicab to take him and the voting urn to Central Park for the big winner reveal.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 21 May 2025
Within minutes, the shoot was over, but the hilarious images would live on forever.
—Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 18 May 2025
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Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 26 May 2025
Director Andrew DeYoung’s debut, a star vehicle for Tim Robinson and Paul Rudd, is intermittently hilarious but tonally confused.
—Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 22 May 2025
Probst’s hilarious cross-continental vote delivery first appeared in season 4, Survivor: Marquesas when the host hailed a New York City taxicab to take him and the voting urn to Central Park for the big winner reveal.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 21 May 2025
Within minutes, the shoot was over, but the hilarious images would live on forever.
—Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 18 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hilarious
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There are enough quotable lines of dialogue in the movie’s first half to remind you why Succession was, pound for pound, one of the most profanely funny shows on TV during its run.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
31 May 2025
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Because to us, the most funny things are right next to the most tragic things.—
Lorraine Ali,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2025
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Popular posts might feature a photo with a humorous caption, an anonymous confession, or a detailed technical answer to a complex question.—
Dan Cody
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 June 2025
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In his feature debut, Dupont follows the two men with a sense of empathetic detachment and an appreciation for fine detail and humorous dialogue.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
3 June 2025
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Director Kingsley described how the project evolved from its comedic roots.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
5 June 2025
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But where its genre predecessors were given 20-plus-episode first seasons to calibrate their characters’ quirks, nail down a consistent comedic tone, and get fans invested in the journey, Adults has no such luxury.—
Hershal Pandya,
Vulture,
4 June 2025
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While there is something amusing about the sight of a bear climbing in like a person hitching a ride, the aftermath of a bear finding its way into your car is rarely a laughing matter.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 May 2025
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The vibrant 90-minute play that kicked off La Jolla Playhouse’s 2025-26 season on Thursday night, is filled with funny lines, dancing, amusing characters and the joyful celebration of life.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 May 2025
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The unintentionally comical effect of that interview created an impression of a young player whose head was tethered to his shoulders with less than customary tightness.—
Tom Williams,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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The Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region's case of mistaken identity inspired numerous comical comments on Facebook.—
Kelli Bender,
People.com,
27 May 2025
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The 30-year-old actor’s longevity is clearly due to his willingness to fully commit to his characters, no matter how ridiculous.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
27 May 2025
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As Yankees first baseman Paul Goldschmidt looped a single over the infield and into short right, the sublime gave way to ridiculous.—
Denver Post,
Denver Post,
26 May 2025
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Arngrim is also an author, stand-up comic, podcaster, and cooking show host.—
Meredith Wilshere,
People.com,
31 May 2025
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That was a comic gold mine for us, as well as putting Carrie in a non-couple couple and then challenging even further the married couple of LTW and Herbert [played by Chris Jackson] by putting a handsome man across from her at work.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
29 May 2025
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The emotion of the hysterical parents and seeing the child in the road was too much for Headrick to bear in the moment.—
Chris Dorsey,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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But South Africa fits with Trump’s apparent belief, one reflected in the stream of hysterical rhetoric about the treatment of Afrikaners, that anti-white discrimination is the most pernicious ideology in the world.—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
16 May 2025
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