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as in humorous
causing or intended to cause laughter
the movie follows the comic duo through a series of outrageous and uproarious escapades
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as in noisy
full of or characterized by the presence of noise
visited the site where the action movie was being filmed only to find a chaotic, uproarious set
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Recent Examples of uproarious
Dialogue is the biggest clue that Lanthimos didn’t write this uproarious, withering dark comedy about a power struggle within the court of Queen Anne.
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A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
The follow-up to the uproarious La Dolce Vita, Fellini’s fantastical movie within a movie follows a film director who suffers a creative block during the production of his newest work.
—Erik Morse, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025
Before Ben Stiller made his mark on film, television and comedy, his parents, Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara, were an unstoppably uproarious duo.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
Working with a script by Neil Simon, May turns its tightly wound comedy into an uproarious, bitterly ironic vision of self-liberation and the pursuit of happiness.
—Jane Bua, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2025
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A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
The follow-up to the uproarious La Dolce Vita, Fellini’s fantastical movie within a movie follows a film director who suffers a creative block during the production of his newest work.
—Erik Morse, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025
Before Ben Stiller made his mark on film, television and comedy, his parents, Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara, were an unstoppably uproarious duo.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
Working with a script by Neil Simon, May turns its tightly wound comedy into an uproarious, bitterly ironic vision of self-liberation and the pursuit of happiness.
—Jane Bua, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uproarious
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Such are the concerns of 13-year-old Chris (Izaac Wang) in this humorous yet heartfelt coming-of-age story based loosely on writer-director Sean Wang's own growing up.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Feb. 2026
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The event attracted a few dozen humorous counterprotesters.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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Closer to beach and mountain weekends, and to big, noisy holiday gatherings, and to raising children who got to see their grandparents all the time.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Feb. 2026
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The album’s best moments come when Joji deploys the noisy, aggressive production favored by morose rappers like fakemink, Bladee, and Playboi Carti.—
Mehan Jayasuriya,
Pitchfork,
11 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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From the other side of the window the guard is giving me funny kine looks.—
Jasmin 'Iolani Hakes,
Literary Hub,
5 Feb. 2026
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But history, which has a funny way of repeating itself, suggests otherwise.—
Stephen Mihm,
Mercury News,
5 Feb. 2026
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Robbie, who proved her deadpan comedic acting chops in Barbie, is a joy as the flighty, vain, fast-talking Cathy, totally lacking in self-awareness.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
9 Feb. 2026
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The comedic actress and two-time Emmy winner died at her home in Los Angeles after a brief illness, her reps at CAA confirmed.—
Lexy Perez,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Feb. 2026
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Erskine is a charming mess as the highly amusing Alice, who has no personal boundaries and is reeling from a recent break up.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Schein directs the show with tongue firmly planted in cheek, so there are many amusing sight gags (like an atrocious comb-over wig).—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Feb. 2026
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The score is a comical barrage of harp strums, as if heaven’s angels have gotten good and drunk.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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The Trinidadian queen of hip hop took to social media to blast the comedian for his comical remarks at Sunday’s Grammy Awards ceremony.—
Karu F. Daniels,
New York Daily News,
2 Feb. 2026
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Walker offers this diagnosis himself, leeringly dismissing Pearl as a silly mommy, awash with hormones, mildly and minorly hysterical.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Feb. 2026
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Lead skiing announcer Dan Hicks had just the right tone of concern without hysterical overreaction.—
John Cherwa,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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O’Hara was one of the most celebrated comic actresses of her generation.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
9 Feb. 2026
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Meanwhile, Mammoth, which recently launched Season 2 on the BBC, stars and is created by Welsh comic and actor Mike Bubbins.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Uproarious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uproarious. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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