as in humorous
causing or intended to cause laughter
an inadvertently chucklesome comment sent titters through the audience
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chucklesome
Adjective
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The show was a touchstone for many in Generation X — a humorous depiction of family life, only the family was middle-class and Black, something that had never been shown on TV before.—
Jade Walker,
CNN Money,
22 July 2025 -
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
Adjective
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Chuck Lorre is back with yet another laugh-out-loud funny show to add to his TV universe.—
Carson Blackwelder,
People.com,
31 July 2025
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When something bad happens, five seconds later, something funny in life happens.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
31 July 2025
Adjective
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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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Kelce is among the athletes who will appear in the second iteration of the comedic golf film.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
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
Adjective
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Even though the comical lapse in judgment from Williams didn’t draw the best look on Tuesday, the approach to the first major hurdle of his three-year career to this point drew overwhelming praise from everyone around him over the offseason.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 July 2025
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The clip's charm lies in its relatability—an intimate, comical snapshot of pet life behind closed doors.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 July 2025
Adjective
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Such is his gift: to straddle the line of comic tragedy, of elite art and systemic class inequity.—
Alexandra Bregman,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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Leanne stars stand-up comic Leanne Morgan as a grandmother coping with her husband of 33 years leaving her for another woman.—
Allison DeGrushe Published,
EW.com,
31 July 2025
Adjective
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We’re meant to see Sarah, who at one point berates her ex-boyfriend and Eddington’s one Black cop, Michael (Micheal Ward), for participating in a system that oppresses him, as hysterical and self-serving.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
23 July 2025
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The infant’s mother was hysterical as medics rushed the victim into an ambulance, neighbors said.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
22 July 2025
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“Chucklesome.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chucklesome. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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