Synonyms of laughable
118 similar words
Another word for laughable is ridiculous. Other synonyms of laughable are pathetic, despicable, ludicrous, base and miserable.
Synonyms and similar words for laughable
adjectiveFitted to excite laughter; humorous.
- comicalLaughable; ridiculous.
- drollOddly humorous; whimsical, amusing in a quaint way; waggish.
- risibleProvoking laughter; ludicrous; ridiculous; humorously insignificant.
- amusing
- chucklesomeCausing chuckles; humorous.
- comedicRelating to comedy.
- comic
- filarious slang
- funnisomeCharacterised or marked by funniness.
- funny
- gut-busting
- hilariousVery funny; causing great merriment and laughter.
- howlarious slangExtremely hilarious; funny enough to make one howl with laughter.
- humourfulHumorous; comical.
- humorous
- hysterical
- jocularHumorous, amusing or joking.
- jokes
- jokesomeMarked by joking or jocularity; joky; humorous.
- jokyIn the nature of a joke; jocular.
- laugh-out-loudVery funny; causing the listener to laugh aloud.
- playful
- priceless figurativelyAbsurd; ridiculous.
- rib-ticklingFunny.
- screaming
- sidesplitting
- 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.
- zany
- frolicsome rareCharacterised or marked by frolicking; playful.
- joculatory obsoleteFunny; witty.
- laughworthy rareDeserving to be laughed at.
adjectiveWorthless; worthy of contempt or derision.
- derisibleDeserving derision (“treatment with disdain or contempt”).
- patheticArousing scorn or contempt, often due to miserable inadequacy.
- abject
- filthy
- baseMorally reprehensible, immoral; cowardly.
- beggarly
- blameworthyDeserving blame or censure; reprehensible.
- carrion figurativelyDisgusting, horrid, rotten.
- cheap
- choicalSynonym of physical, material, or base.
- contemptibleDeserving contempt.
- cringingAct of one who cringes.
- damnable
- dedecorousDisgraceful; unbecoming.
- degraded
- deplorable
- deridableCapable of, or suitable for, being derided.
- despicableFit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; mean.
- despisableWorthy to be despised.
- dirty
- discreditable
- disdainableAble to be disdained; subject to disdain.
- disgraceful
- dishonorable
- disreputableNot respectable, lacking repute; discreditable.
- execrable
- groveling
- hylicSynonym of physical, material, or base.
- hylicalSynonym of physical or material.
- ignoble
- ignominiousEspecially of a person: deserving of disgrace or dishonour; contemptible, despicable.
- ingloriousIgnominious; disgraceful.
- lame
- loathsomeHighly offensive; abominable, sickening.
- lousyUnderhanded; mean; contemptible.
- low
- ludicrousIdiotic or unthinkable, often to the point of being funny; amusing by being plainly incongruous or absurd.
- mean
- mean-spiritedHaving a base, nasty, petty, or malevolent disposition; tawdry.
- miserableWretched; worthless; mean; contemptible.
- obscene
- outrageous
- paltry
- pissass vulgarWorthless, backward, undeveloped, nondescript, reprehensible, or small.
- pitiableThat deserves, evokes or can be given pity; pitiful.
- pitiful
- plebeian
- punkBad, substandard.
- putrid
- reprehensibleDeserving of reprehension.
- reprehensiveReprehensible.
- reptile
- reptilianUnthinking, low, base, contemptible.
- ridiculousDeserving of ridicule; foolish, absurd.
- roynish
- scabbedVile; worthless.
- scornworthyWorthy of scorn.
- scummySleazy, worthless, no good.
- scurvyOf a person or thing: disgustingly mean; contemptible, despicable, low.
- shabby
- shameful
- shit vulgarNasty; despicable.
- sleazy
- slavish
- slimy
- sordid
- sorry
- trashy
- ugly
- uncommendableNot commendable.
- uncoolNot in accord with the current fashion, standards, or mores of a particular group; not cool.
- unmentionableToo embarrassing or shocking to be discussed.
- unwashed
- unsophisticatedNot sophisticated; lacking sophistication.
- unworthyNot worthy; lacking value or merit; worthless.
- vile
- vulgar
- weak
- worthlessHaving no worth or use; without value.
- wretchedOf a person, etc.: behaving in a manner causing contempt; base, despicable, wicked.
- reptitious obsolete
- scald obsolete
Meaning of laughable
- adjective Fitted to excite laughter; humorous.
- adjective Worthless; worthy of contempt or derision.
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Questions about synonyms of laughable
- What is another word for laughable?
- Laughable has 118 synonyms on Word.ws, such as ridiculous, pathetic, despicable, ludicrous, base, miserable, contemptible and reprehensible.
- What does laughable mean?
- Laughable means fitted to excite laughter; humorous.
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