as in funny
causing or intended to cause laughter
hilarious cartoons that the whole family can enjoy the clown's hilarious antics
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Recent Examples of hilarious
His proposal went viral, with the 27-minute video featuring hilarious clips of Justin pretending to be in various boy bands and filming a music video as a hidden camera captured Emily's live reaction at the restaurant.
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Kirsty Hatcher, People.com, 28 July 2025
Launched during the pandemic, the podcast quickly found its footing as a candid, often hilarious glimpse into motherhood, celebrity, and life’s everyday chaos.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 26 July 2025
Still, the plague of step-out-of-bounds violations this year was almost hilarious at times.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 25 July 2025
The reasons could be aplenty, and each excuse more hilarious than the next.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 25 July 2025
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Kirsty Hatcher, People.com, 28 July 2025
Launched during the pandemic, the podcast quickly found its footing as a candid, often hilarious glimpse into motherhood, celebrity, and life’s everyday chaos.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 26 July 2025
Still, the plague of step-out-of-bounds violations this year was almost hilarious at times.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 25 July 2025
The reasons could be aplenty, and each excuse more hilarious than the next.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 25 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hilarious
Adjective
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When something bad happens, five seconds later, something funny in life happens.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
31 July 2025
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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
Adjective
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The Jet2 vacation meme, which originally circulated on TikTok, repurposed the song Hold My Hand to show travel fails with a humorous twist.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 July 2025
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The warm embrace of Shanks’ feature directorial debut has been so impactful that the New Zealand and Australia-raised YouTuber-turned-filmmaker has already started worrying about the comedown in humorous fashion.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
30 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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Official plot details are being kept under wraps, although the film is being described as a comedic drama set in the world of artificial intelligence.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
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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Thomas, Scheffler, DeChambeau, McIlroy and Koepka are seen throughout the movie, participating in Gilmore’s ridiculous training sessions and eventually battling an antagonistic group of golfers from the fictional Maxi professional golf league.—
Stephanie Stremplewski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 July 2025
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These bizarre allegations are ridiculous and a weak attempt at distraction.—
Domenico Montanaro,
NPR,
25 July 2025
Adjective
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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
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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
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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“Hilarious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hilarious. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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