risible
Deserving of mockery
Risible means provoking or capable of provoking laughter.
A risible argument is so weak it invites mockery rather than serious response.
The word carries a slightly formal or literary tone, often used dismissively: His excuse was risible.
Less commonly, risible describes someone inclined to laugh or relates to the faculty of laughter itself.
Worthy of derision
- ludicrousAbsurdly unreasonable or inappropriate
- farcicalAbsurdly comical or mockable
- absurdWildly illogical
- preposterousCompletely contrary to reason
satirical · parodic · witty · droll · jocular · facetious · whimsical · mirthful
Without coherent meaning
- inaneLacking sense or meaning
- outlandishStrikingly weird or foreign-seeming
- grotesqueDistorted, bizarre figure
- bizarreStrikingly unconventional
surreal · illogical · irrational · preposterous · fantastical · outrageous · unbelievable · cockamamie
Laughing in short bursts
- chucklingLaughing softly, briefly
- snickeringStifled, scornful laughter
- titteringNervous, restrained laughter
- guffawingLaughing boisterously
cackling · sniggering · chortle · tee-hee · belly laugh · snorting · howling · roaring
laughable
Worthy of derision
- ludicrousAbsurdly unreasonable or inappropriate
- farcicalAbsurdly comical or mockable
- absurdWildly illogical
preposterous · satirical · parodic · witty · droll · jocular · facetious · whimsical · mirthful · amusing
nonsensical
Without coherent meaning
- inaneLacking sense or meaning
- outlandishStrikingly weird or foreign-seeming
- grotesqueDistorted, bizarre figure
bizarre · surreal · illogical · irrational · preposterous · fantastical · outrageous · unbelievable · cockamamie · harebrained
giggling
Laughing in short bursts
- chucklingLaughing softly, briefly
- snickeringStifled, scornful laughter
- titteringNervous, restrained laughter
guffawing · cackling · sniggering · chortle · tee-hee · belly laugh · snorting · howling · roaring · convulsing
playful
Inclined toward fun
jaunty · breezy · carefree · buoyant · effervescent · sprightly · spirited · frolicsome · impish · waggish
ridiculous, ridicule, deride, irresistible, derision, irresistibly, irresistibility