Synonyms of funny
100 similar words · 1 opposite word
Another word for funny is laugh-out-loud. Other synonyms of funny are hilarious, humorous, gut-busting, amusing and thigh-slapping. The opposite of funny is humorless.
Synonyms and similar words for funny
adjectiveStrange or unusual, often in an unpleasant way.
- aberrantDiffering from the norm.
- abnormal
- alienVery unfamiliar, strange, or removed.
- anomalous
- bizarreStrangely unconventional; highly unusual and different from common experience, often in an extravagant, fantastic...
- bookyStrange, scary, suspicious.
- curiousLeading one to ask questions about; somewhat odd, out of the ordinary, or unusual.
- deviantCharacterized by deviation from an expectation or a social standard.
- discrepantShowing difference; inconsistent, dissimilar.
- eerieInspiring fear, especially in a mysterious or shadowy way; strange, weird.
- eldritchUnearthly, supernatural, eerie, preternatural.
- errant
- exceptional
- extraordinary
- fey
- forby UK, dialectalUncommon; out of the ordinary; extraordinary; superior.
- freakStrange, weird, unexpected.
- freakish
- freakyOdd; bizarre; unusual.
- heteroclite
- hinky informal
- incongruous
- incongruitousSynonym of incongruous.
- irregular
- kooky informal
- nonstandard
- oddDiffering from what is usual, ordinary or expected.
- outlandishGreatly different from common experience; bizarre, outrageous, strange.
- out of the ordinaryExtraordinary, unusual, or exceptional, especially for the better.
- outré
- peculiar
- quaint dialectal
- queerStrange, odd, or different; whimsical.
- queer as a clockwork orange UK
- queer as a nine bob note UKSynonym of queer as a clockwork orange.
- queer as a three dollar bill US
- queer as a coot
- rare
- selcouthStrange, unusual, rare; unfamiliar; marvellous, wondrous.
- seldUnusual; unwonted.
- singularOut of the ordinary; curious.
- strange
- trippy informalStrange, surreal, similar to the effects of a hallucinogen.
- uncanny
- uncommon
- unconventional
- unearthly
- unexpectedNot expected, anticipated or foreseen.
- unreasonable
- unusualNot usual, out of the ordinary.
- unwonted
- weirdDeviating from the normal; bizarre.
- weirdsomeMarked by weirdness; strange; mysterious.
- yampy UK, dialectalBarmy; mad; daft.
- as queer as Dick's hatband dated
- fremd dialectal, rare
- monstrous obsolete
- queer as Dick's hatband datedVery queer: very unusual or strange.
- rum UK, dated
- rummy UK, dated
- uncouth archaicUnfamiliar, strange, foreign.
adjectiveShowing unexpected resentment.
adverbIn an unusual manner; strangely.
- funnilyIn a strange or unexpected manner, especially of a coincidence.
adjectiveMore synonyms
- amusingFunny, hilarious.
- chucklesomeCausing chuckles; humorous.
- comedicRelating to comedy.
- comic
- comicalFunny, whimsically amusing.
- drollOddly humorous; whimsical, amusing in a quaint way; waggish.
- filarious slang
- funnisomeCharacterised or marked by funniness.
- gut-bustingVery funny.
- hilariousVery funny; causing great merriment and laughter.
- howlarious slangExtremely hilarious; funny enough to make one howl with laughter.
- humourfulHumorous; comical.
- humorousFull of humor or arousing laughter; funny.
- hysterical
- jocularHumorous, amusing or joking.
- jokesFunny or entertaining.
- jokesomeMarked by joking or jocularity; joky; humorous.
- jokyIn the nature of a joke; jocular.
- laughableFitted to excite laughter; humorous.
- laugh-out-loudVery funny; causing the listener to laugh aloud.
- playfulFunny; humorous; jesty; frolicsome; frisky.
- priceless figurativelyVery amusing; hilarious.
- rib-ticklingFunny.
- risibleProvoking laughter; ludicrous; ridiculous; humorously insignificant.
- screamingHilariously funny; calculated to make people roar with laughter.
- sidesplittingExceptionally funny; hilarious.
- sniggersomeCharacterised or marked by sniggering.
- tattyfilariousHilarious; very funny.
- thalianComic; comedic.
- thigh-slappingUproariously funny, in a way that provokes boisterous mirth.
- uproariousExtremely funny; hilarious.
- wackyZany; eccentric.
- zanyUnusual and awkward in a funny, comical manner; outlandish; clownish.
- frolicsome rareCharacterised or marked by frolicking; playful.
- joculatory obsoleteFunny; witty.
- laughworthy rareDeserving to be laughed at.
Opposite of funny
adjectiveMore antonyms
- humorlessLacking humor or levity; serious; not funny, amusing, amused, or lighthearted.
Meaning of funny
- adjective Amusing; humorous; comical.
- adjective Strange or unusual, often in an unpleasant way.
- adjective Showing unexpected resentment.
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Questions about synonyms of funny
- What is another word for funny?
- Funny has 100 synonyms on Word.ws, such as laugh-out-loud, hilarious, humorous, gut-busting, amusing, thigh-slapping, playful and rib-tickling.
- What is the opposite of funny?
- The opposite of funny is humorless.
- What does funny mean?
- Funny means amusing; humorous; comical.
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