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Synonyms of humorous

5 similar words

Another word for humorous is funny. Other synonyms of humorous are jocular and jocose.

Synonyms and similar words for humorous

adjectiveFull of humor or arousing laughter; funny.

  • amusing
  • funnyAmusing; humorous; comical.
  • jocosePlayful or humorous; characterized by joking.
  • jocularHumorous, amusing or joking.

adjectiveShowing humor; witty, jocular.

Meaning of humorous

  1. adjective Full of humor or arousing laughter; funny.
  2. adjective Showing humor; witty, jocular.
  3. adjective Damp or watery.

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Questions about synonyms of humorous

What is another word for humorous?
Humorous has 5 synonyms on Word.ws, such as funny, jocular and jocose.
What does humorous mean?
Humorous means full of humor or arousing laughter; funny.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: humorous (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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