Antonyms for funnier
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : fuhn-ee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈfʌn i |
Definition of funnier
Origin :- "humorous," 1756, from fun + -y (2). Meaning "strange, odd" is 1806, said to be originally U.S. Southern. The two senses of the word led to the retort question "funny ha-ha or funny peculiar," which is attested from 1916. Related: Funnier; funniest. Funny farm "mental hospital" is slang from 1962. Funny bone "elbow end of the humerus" is 1826; funnies "newspaper comic strips" is from 1852.
- adj comical, humorous
- adj odd, peculiar
- She was funnier than ever that day, as she was excited by the general joy.
- Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
- You'll be the first prisoner I ever shot if you get any funnier!
- Extract from : « The Cavalier » by George Washington Cable
- The more amateurish the work, the funnier the public consider it.
- Extract from : « The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 1 (of 2) » by Harry Furniss
- There are funnier characters there than anywhere else I know.'
- Extract from : « Galusha the Magnificent » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- I don't do it in private, because it is funnier to do it in public.
- Extract from : « The Napoleon of Notting Hill » by Gilbert K. Chesterton
- He wasn't in training then, you know, and I have never seen any one funnier than he was.
- Extract from : « Tutors' Lane » by Wilmarth Lewis
- That is, if you can be funnier at his expense than he at yours.
- Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, March 11, 1914 » by Various
- I'm going to skip over it and come to the funnier, happier part.
- Extract from : « Nero, the Circus Lion » by Richard Barnum
- Oh, there are wags enough, I grant; not funnier d——ls in the world.
- Extract from : « Handy Andy, Volume One » by Samuel Lover
- To Phil nothing was funnier than Alec Waterman in the throes of oratory.
- Extract from : « Otherwise Phyllis » by Meredith Nicholson
Synonyms for funnier
- absurd
- amusing
- antic
- bizarre
- blithe
- capricious
- clever
- curious
- diverting
- droll
- dubious
- entertaining
- facetious
- fantastic
- farcical
- for grins
- gas
- gay
- gelastic
- good-humored
- hilarious
- humdinger
- hysterical
- jocose
- jocular
- joking
- jolly
- killing
- knee-slapper
- laughable
- ludicrous
- merry
- mirthful
- mysterious
- perplexing
- playful
- priceless
- puzzling
- queer
- remarkable
- rich
- ridiculous
- riot
- riotous
- risible
- screaming
- side-splitting
- silly
- slapstick
- sportive
- strange
- suspicious
- unusual
- waggish
- weird
- whimsical
- witty
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