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as in humorous
causing or intended to cause laughter
the comical antics of the circus clowns
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as in ridiculous
so foolish or pointless as to be worthy of scornful laughter
the comical expression on his face when he realized that he had been swindled
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Recent Examples of comical
Underdog declined to comment on the matter other than to point out that the company has pulled comical stunts at the expense of members of the sports world.
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Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
And Björck went about demolishing his peer group to an absolutely comical level.
—Thomas Drance, New York Times, 29 May 2026
The Cougars simply punted the ball out of bounds at a near-comical level through the final 40 minutes, papercuts that bled the clock dry.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 20 May 2026
Similarly economical and granularly detailed is a 20-minute sequence in the middle of the film that’s gruesome, comical and crucial to the propulsion of the story.
—Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 19 May 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
And Björck went about demolishing his peer group to an absolutely comical level.
—Thomas Drance, New York Times, 29 May 2026
The Cougars simply punted the ball out of bounds at a near-comical level through the final 40 minutes, papercuts that bled the clock dry.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 20 May 2026
Similarly economical and granularly detailed is a 20-minute sequence in the middle of the film that’s gruesome, comical and crucial to the propulsion of the story.
—Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 19 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for comical
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comical
Adjective
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The title is a humorous, literal reference to the late father’s large piece of bone left after cremation.—
Jenny S. Li,
Variety,
12 June 2026
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Their viral, humorous videos about his adventures in life and their father-daughter moments are followed by more than 3 million people.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
11 June 2026
Adjective
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The image qua image thereby becomes uncanny, slapstick, a bit ridiculous, a bit horrific—independent of its content.—
Eugenie Brinkema,
ARTnews.com,
14 June 2026
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What was ridiculous was the jump at that point in time was $4 [million], $4 [million] $15 or $16 million.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
13 June 2026
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Constantine Rousouli, Marla Mindelle and Tye Blue launched Titanique, a comedic retelling of Titanic through the lens and music of Céline Dion, as a low-budget project between friends that ran Off-Broadway and became a surprise smash hit.—
Jack Smart,
PEOPLE,
9 June 2026
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The company is additionally developing a workplace comedy situated in a radio station, Windover Radio, and Bob’s Pest Control, a series adaptation of a 2023 comedic sci-fi short story by Ryan Hyatt.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
8 June 2026
Adjective
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Soon my entire feed was pugs and poodles and beagles and portmanteau blends with absurd names like golden doodle and cavapoo.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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Produced by Heavy Lifting Productions in association with 3 Arts Entertainment, Knighted follows a missing person’s case that spirals into an absurd documentary-style exploration of the sinister secrets lurking beneath the enchanting pageantry of a local medieval dinner theatre.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
11 June 2026
Adjective
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To work with Ed Asner, at that point, how funny would that have been?—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
12 June 2026
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There are frequent funny asides and philosophical musings.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
Adjective
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From Valentino pig hoofs to Chanel half-sandals, our feeds are full of silly, outrageous and outright ugly footwear.—
Shane O’Neill,
Washington Post,
12 June 2026
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This 22-inch hopping ball has a silly face on it, available in blue or orange.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2026
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It’s been nearly two months since Morgan Neville’s amusing and thoroughly superficial Lorne, in which the Oscar-winning documentarian tried and failed to get the Saturday Night Live creator to let down his guard.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
10 June 2026
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But perhaps the most amusing depiction was how Taylor contrasted the stay-at-home moms (and dads) with Marissa and Jenny, with most of the sartorial showdowns taking place during school pickups and dropoffs.—
Clarissa Cruz,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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Sports make people a little pathetic.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
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Williams didn't portray Peter Banning as pathetic.—
Cynthia Pelayo,
PEOPLE,
8 June 2026
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“Comical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comical. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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