hilarious
Causing loud laughter
Hilarious means extremely funny, provoking loud or uncontrollable laughter: The comedian's set was hilarious.
The word often carries a note of exaggeration—what's called hilarious may be merely amusing.
Sarcastically, hilarious dismisses something as not funny at all: Oh, hilarious, you hid my keys.
Emotionally out of control
- pricelessToo valuable to quantify
- goldenBright yellow, or precious
- classicOf lasting excellence
- uproariousExtremely and loudly comedic
riotous · killing · slaying · rolling · dying · side-splitting · gut-busting · howling
Boisterous burst of mirth
- cackleHarsh, shrill laugh
- howlProlonged mournful cry
- snortNoisy nasal exhale
- giggleSoft, silly vocalization
chortle · sidesplitting · crack-up · roar · convulse · wheeze · tears · hysterics
Professional humor performer
- stand-upSolo comedic performance
- sitcomEpisodic TV comedy series
- sketchHasty informal drawing
- improvUnscripted comedic performance
satire · parody · slapstick · farce · spoof · punchline · gag · wit
Inviting scorn through absurdity
- ludicrousAbsurdly unreasonable or inappropriate
- preposterousCompletely contrary to reason
- outlandishStrikingly weird or foreign-seeming
- zanyAmusingly absurd
wacky · nonsensical · surreal · madcap · offbeat · bizarre · screwball · kooky
hysterical
Emotionally out of control
uproarious · riotous · killing · slaying · rolling · dying · side-splitting · gut-busting · howling
guffaw
Boisterous burst of mirth
giggle · chortle · sidesplitting · crack-up · roar · convulse · wheeze · tears · hysterics · fits
comedian
Professional humor performer
improv · satire · parody · slapstick · farce · spoof · punchline · gag · wit · banter
ridiculous
Inviting scorn through absurdity
- ludicrousAbsurdly unreasonable or inappropriate
- preposterousCompletely contrary to reason
- outlandishStrikingly weird or foreign-seeming
zany · wacky · nonsensical · surreal · madcap · offbeat · bizarre · screwball · kooky · cockamamie
hilarioustragic
Causing great sorrow
heartbreaking · devastating · sad · mournful · sorrowful