| Main Entry: | amuse |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | entertain; make laugh |
Synonyms: |
break one up, charm, cheer, crack up, delight, divert, fracture, gladden, grab*, gratify, interest, kill*, knock dead, make roll in the aisles, occupy, panic*, please, put away, regale, slay, tickle, wow* |
| Notes: | the first meaning of amuse was 'to divert the attention of in order to mislead,' 'delude, deceive' and now means 'entertain, make smile or laugh'; bemuse means 'confuse, bewilder, puzzle' |
Antonyms: |
anger, annoy, bore, dull, tire, upset |
| Main Entry: | amusing |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | entertaining, funny |
Synonyms: |
agreeable, boffo, camp, campy, charming, cheerful, cheering, comical, cut up, delightful, diverting, droll, enchanting, engaging, enjoyable, entertaining, for grins, fun, gladdening, gratifying, gut-busting, humorous, interesting, jocular, jokey, joshing, laughable, lively, merry, pleasant, pleasing, priceless, screaming, sidesplitting, too funny for words, witty |
Antonyms: |
annoying, boring, tiring, unfunny |
| Main Entry: | beguile |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | charm |
Synonyms: |
amuse, attract, cheer, delight, distract, divert, engross, entertain, entice, knock dead, knock out, lure, occupy, seduce, send, slay, solace, sweep off one's feet, tickle, tickle pink, tickle to death, turn on, vamp, wow* |
| Main Entry: | dandle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | caress, cuddle |
Synonyms: |
amuse, cosset, cradle, dance, fondle, love, nuzzle, pet, play, ride on knee, rock, sport, toss, toy with, toy* |
| Main Entry: | delight |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make happy; experience happiness |
Synonyms: |
allure, amuse, arride, attract, be the ticket, charm, cheer, content, delectate, divert, enchant, enrapture, entertain, exult, fascinate, freak out, gladden, glory, go over big, gratify, groove*, hit the spot, jubilate, knock dead, knock out, please, pleasure, ravish, rejoice, satisfy, score, send, slay, thrill, tickle pink, tickle to death, turn on, wow |
Antonyms: |
depress, disappoint, dismay, distress, pain, trouble |
| Main Entry: | delightful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | pleasant, charming |
Synonyms: |
adorable, agreeable, alluring, ambrosial, amusing, attractive, beautiful, captivating, cheery, clever, congenial, darling, delectable, delicious, enchanting, engaging, enjoyable, entertaining, fair, fascinating, gratifying, heavenly, ineffable, lovely, luscious, lush, pleasing, pleasurable, rapturous, ravishing, refreshing, satisfying, scrumptious, thrilling, yummy* |
| Notes: | delightful is more general than delectable which describes a sensual experience |
Antonyms: |
bad, disappointing, horrible, unamusing, unenjoyable, unhappy, unpleasant |
| Main Entry: | distract |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | divert attention; confuse |
Synonyms: |
abstract, addle, agitate, amuse, befuddle, beguile, bewilder, call away, catch flies, confound, derange, detract, discompose, disconcert, disturb, divert, draw away, engross, entertain, fluster, frenzy, harass, lead astray, lead away, madden, mislead, mix up, occupy, perplex, puzzle, sidetrack, stall, throw off, torment, trouble, turn aside, unbalance, unhinge |
Antonyms: |
clarify, explain |
| Main Entry: | enjoyable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | pleasing; to one's liking |
Synonyms: |
agreeable, amusing, clear sailing, delectable, delicious, delightful, entertaining, fun, genial, gratifying, groovy*, just for grins, just for kicks, just for laughs, just for the heck of it, likable, lots of laughs, pleasant, pleasurable, preferable, relishable, satisfying, welcome |
Antonyms: |
disagreeable, displeasing, unenjoyable, unhappy, unpleasant, unsatisfying |
| Main Entry: | facetious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | tongue-in-cheek, kidding |
Synonyms: |
amusing, blithe, capering, clever, comic, comical, droll, dry, fanciful, farcical, flip*, flippant, frivolous, funny, gay, humorous, indecorous, ironic, irreverent, jesting, jocose, jocular, joking, joshing, laughable, ludicrous, merry, not serious, playful, pleasant, pulling one's leg, punning, putting one on, ridiculous, salty, sarcastic, satirical, smart, sportive, sprightly, waggish, whimsical, wisecracking, witty, wry |
Antonyms: |
formal, grave, serious, unfunny |
| Main Entry: | farcical |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | absurd |
Synonyms: |
amusing, camp, campy, comic, comical, derisory, diverting, droll, for grins, funny, gelastic, joshing, laughable, ludicrous, nonsensical, outrageous, preposterous, ridiculous, risible, slapstick, stupid |
Antonyms: |
real, reasonable, sensible, serious, tragic |