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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
An idiosyncratic personal reckoning with the recent death of his mother that gradually expands to take in the perspectives of his kith and kin, the film has the busy, varied emotional intensity of many a family gathering: pained one minute, uproarious the next.
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Guy Lodge, Variety, 6 Feb. 2025
Related Stories In an uproarious and heartfelt speech, Emmy-winning actress Niecy Nash-Betts accepted the Groundbreaker Award for her work in FX’s Grotesquerie, reflecting on a career that’s redefined what leading ladies look and sound like.
—Lilly Workneh, HollywoodReporter, 7 June 2025
The crowd greeted the show with uproarious laughter and shared pride.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 13 June 2025
Upon the conclusion of the reunion performance, which clocked in under five minutes, the crowd broke out into uproarious applause and a standing ovation.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 8 June 2025
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Guy Lodge, Variety, 6 Feb. 2025
Related Stories In an uproarious and heartfelt speech, Emmy-winning actress Niecy Nash-Betts accepted the Groundbreaker Award for her work in FX’s Grotesquerie, reflecting on a career that’s redefined what leading ladies look and sound like.
—Lilly Workneh, HollywoodReporter, 7 June 2025
The crowd greeted the show with uproarious laughter and shared pride.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 13 June 2025
Upon the conclusion of the reunion performance, which clocked in under five minutes, the crowd broke out into uproarious applause and a standing ovation.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 8 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uproarious
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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
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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
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These creatures can be very noisy, but there's a purpose.—
Marley Malenfant,
Austin American Statesman,
22 July 2025
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There are also elements that people tend to notice only when things go wrong, like if a restaurant is too noisy.—
Sofia Perez,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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
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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
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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
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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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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
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“Uproarious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uproarious. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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