funnier

Better at jokes

Funnier is the comparative form of funny—more amusing, more likely to provoke laughter: Her jokes are funnier than his.

It can also compare things that are strange or suspicious: Something seemed funnier about the situation than I first realized.

tone

amusing

Causing light laughter

whimsical · droll · witty · mirthful · chucklesome · comical · silly · zany · absurd · goofy

wit

satire

Mockery exposing vice

banter · wordplay · quip · repartee · puns · cleverness · jesting · wisecrack · facetiousness · raillery

comparative

wittier

More humorously sharp

cleverer · sharper · quirkier · snarkier · drier · edgier · raunchier · cheekier

comedy

stand-up

Solo comedic performance

  • improvUnscripted comedic performance
  • sketchHasty informal drawing
  • sitcomEpisodic TV comedy series

monologue · punchline · gag · shtick · vaudeville · timing · roast · deadpan · one-liner · callback

reactions

bellylaugh

Loud, deep laughter

howler · sidesplitting · uproarious · rollicking · hysterical · tears · snorting · cackling · roaring · giggling

Categories
Opposites
humor/comedic quality

funnierduller

More lacking in edge

unfunnier · flatter · drier

seriousness/gravity

funniergraver

More solemn or severe

sadder · gloomier · unhappier · grimmer · bleaker

Family

funniest, funning, funnily, funniness

Familiarity
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G