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funny Synonyms

Another word for funny

Choosing another word for funny depends on context, so the 47 synonyms and similar words below are separated across 6 exact definitions and ranked by match strength.
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• adjective (Context 1)

Causing laughter or amusement; humorous or comical.

Usage Example

"The comedian told a humorous story that had the entire audience laughing."

Strongest
humorous
amusing
comical
Strong
hilarious
witty
comic
droll
laughable
uproarious
hysterical

• adjective (Context 2)

Difficult to explain or understand; strange, odd, or suspicious.

Usage Example

"The car engine has been making a strange noise all morning."

Strongest
strange
odd
peculiar
weird
Strong
curious
unusual
fishy
suspicious
bizarre
dubious

• adverb (Context 3)

In a strange, unusual, or abnormal way (informal).

Usage Example

"My computer has been acting strangely ever since the software update."

Strongest
strangely
oddly
peculiarly
Strong
weirdly
abnormally
unusually
erratically

• noun (Context 4)

Comic strips or the section of a newspaper devoted to comic strips (usually used in the plural 'the funnies').

Usage Example

"Every Sunday morning, my grandfather reads the funnies over a cup of coffee."

Strongest
comics
comic strips
funny papers
Strong
cartoons

• adjective (Context 5)

Slightly unwell, faint, or queasy (used predicatively).

Usage Example

"After riding the spinning carnival attraction, he felt a bit queasy and needed to sit down."

Strongest
queasy
unwell
Strong
woozy
faint
dizzy
light-headed
nauseous
peaky
indisposed

• noun (Context 6)

A joke or witty remark (informal).

Usage Example

"She made a quick joke to lighten the mood during the tense meeting."

Strongest
joke
gag
quip
Strong
wisecrack
witticism
one-liner
jest

Opposites of funny

The opposite of funny shifts depending on context. Common opposites include:

unfunny
normal
normally
well
serious
ordinary
fine
humorless
See all opposites of funny

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Wordmom. (2026). Synonyms for Funny. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/synonyms/funny
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