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| Main Entry: | entertaining |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | amusing, pleasing |
| Synonyms: | absorbing, affecting, charming, cheerful, cheering, clever, compelling, delightful, droll, enchanting, engaging, engrossing, enjoyable, entrancing, exciting, fascinating, fun, funny, gas*, gay, humorous, impressive, inspiring, interesting, lively, moving, piquant, pleasant, pleasurable, poignant, priceless, provocative, restorative, riot, rousing, scream, stimulating, stirring, striking, thrilling, witty, be a ball, captivating, diverting, enthralling, enticing, recreative, relaxing, side-splitting |
| Antonyms: | boring, dull, laborious, sad, tiring, unpleasant, unamusing, unfunny |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | entertain |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | amuse |
| Synonyms: | absorb, beguile, captivate, charm, cheer, comfort, crack up*, delight, distract, divert, elate, engross, enliven, enthrall, gladden, grab, gratify, humor, indulge, inspire, interest, occupy, pique, please, regale, relax, satisfy, slay, solace, stimulate, tickle, ecstasize, inspirit, knock dead, make merry, recreate |
| Antonyms: | bore, tire |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | entertain |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | accommodate visitors |
| Synonyms: | admit, board, chaperone, dine, feed, foster, harbor, house, invite, lodge, nourish, put up*, quarter, receive, regale, room, treat, welcome, wine and dine*, be host, do the honors, give a party, have a do, have a get-together, have company, have guests, have visitors, pick up the check, pop for, recreate, show hospitality, spring for, throw a party |
| Antonyms: | refuse, reject, turn away |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | entertain |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | think about seriously |
| Synonyms: | cherish, conceive, consider, contemplate, deliberate, foster, harbor, heed, hold, imagine, maintain, ponder, recognize, support, cogitate on, keep in mind, muse over, think over |
| Antonyms: | disregard, forget, reject |
| Main Entry: | amusing |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | entertaining, funny |
| Synonyms: | agreeable, camp, charming, cheerful, cheering, comical, cut up*, delightful, droll, enchanting, engaging, enjoyable, entertaining, fun, gratifying, humorous, interesting, jocular, laughable, lively, merry, pleasant, pleasing, priceless, sidesplitting*, witty, boffo, campy, diverting, for grins, gladdening, gut-busting, jokey, joshing, screaming, too funny for words |
| Antonyms: | annoying, boring, tiring, unfunny |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | comic/comical |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | amusing |
| Synonyms: | Mickey Mouse, absurd, batty, boffo, camp*, comical, crazy, dippy, diverting, dizzy, droll, entertaining, facetious, farcical, flaky*, fool, foolheaded, for grins, freaky, funny, gelastic, goofus, goofy, gump, horse's tail, humorous, ironic, jerky, jocular, joking, joshing, laughable, light, loony, ludicrous, nutty, off the wall, priceless, ridiculous, risible, schtick, screwy, side-splitting, silly, wacky, waggish, whimsical, witty |
| Antonyms: | sad, serious, sober, solemn, tragic, unfunny |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | convivial |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | fun-loving |
| Synonyms: | cheerful, companionable, entertaining, festive, friendly, gay, genial, happy, hearty, hilarious, holiday, jocund, jolly, jovial, lively, merry, mirthful, pleasant, sociable, vivacious, back-slapping, clubby, conversible, festal, glad-handering |
| Antonyms: | blah, dull, serious, solemn, staid |
| Main Entry: | delightful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | pleasant, charming |
| Synonyms: | adorable, agreeable, alluring, ambrosial, amusing, attractive, beautiful, 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*, captivating |
| Notes: | delightful is more general than delectable which describes a sensual experience |
| Antonyms: | bad, disappointing, horrible, unhappy, unpleasant, unamusing, unenjoyable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | droll |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | amusing, farcical |
| Synonyms: | absurd, camp, comic, comical, eccentric, entertaining, funny, humorous, jocular, laughable, ludicrous, odd, preposterous, quaint, queer, quizzical, ridiculous, riot, risible, waggish, whimsical, campy, clownish, crack-up, diverting, for grins, gagged up, gelastic, joshing, laffer |
| Antonyms: | dramatic, serious, traumatic, unfunny |
| Main Entry: | enjoyable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | pleasing; to one's liking |
| Synonyms: | agreeable, amusing, delectable, delicious, delightful, entertaining, fun, genial, gratifying, groovy*, likable, pleasant, pleasurable, preferable, satisfying, welcome, clear sailing, just for grins, just for kicks, just for laughs, just for the heck of it, lots of laughs, relishable |
| Antonyms: | disagreeable, unhappy, unpleasant, displeasing, unenjoyable, unsatisfying |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | fun |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | good, happy |
| Synonyms: | amusing, boisterous, convivial, enjoyable, entertaining, lively, merry, pleasant, witty, diverting |
| Antonyms: | bad, sad, unhappy, woeful, unfun |
| Main Entry: | hilarious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very funny |
| Synonyms: | amusing, comical, convivial, entertaining, exhilarated, frolicsome, gay, gleeful, happy, humorous, jocular, jolly, jovial, joyful, joyous, laughable, lively, merry, mirthful, noisy, priceless, riot, rollicking, scream, uproarious, witty, gut-busting, side-splitting |
| Antonyms: | grave, serious, somber, tragic, unfunny |
| Main Entry: | humorous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | funny, comical |
| Synonyms: | amusing, camp*, comic, droll, entertaining, facetious, farcical, hilarious, jocose, jocular, laughable, ludicrous, merry, playful, pleasant, priceless, ribald, waggish, whimsical, witty, campy, jokey, joshing, screaming, side-splitting, too funny for words |
| Antonyms: | depressing, dramatic, gloomy, morose, sad, serious, tragic, uncomical, unfunny |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | jolly |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | laughing, joyful |
| Synonyms: | blithe, carefree, cheerful, chipper, convivial, daffy, delightful, enjoyable, entertaining, festive, frolicsome, funny, gay, gleeful, happy, hilarious, jocund, jovial, joyous, jubilant, lighthearted, merry, mirthful, playful, pleasant, sportive, sprightly, zippy*, blithesome, bouncy, chirpy, gladsome, jokey, joshing, larking, lots of laughs |
| Antonyms: | sad, unhappy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | laughable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | easily made fun of |
| Synonyms: | absurd, amusing, asinine, bizarre, camp, comic, comical, derisive, droll, eccentric, entertaining, facetious, fantastic, farcical, funny, hilarious, humorous, inane, jocose, jocular, ludicrous, mirthful, mocking, nonsensical, preposterous, rich, ridiculous, riot, risible, scream, unusual, witty, campy, derisory, diverting, gelastic, har-har, jokey, joshing |
| Antonyms: | grave, serious |
| Main Entry: | lively |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | energetic, active, busy |
| Synonyms: | agile, alert, animate, animated, astir, blithe, bright, brisk, buoyant, cheerful, chipper*, complex, dashing, driving, effervescent, enjoyable, enterprising, entertaining, festive, frisky, frolicsome, gay, happy, industrious, involved, jocund, jumping, keen, merry, nimble, peppy*, perky, pert, provocative, quick, refreshing, rousing, snappy, sparkling, spirited, sprightly, spry, stimulating, stirring, vigorous, vivacious, zippy*, blithesome, bouncy, bustling, buzzing, chirpy, full of pep, go-go, hyper |
| Antonyms: | apathetic, dispirited, inactive, lethargic, lifeless, sleepy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | merry |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very happy; festive |
| Synonyms: | amusing, blithe, boisterous, boon, carefree, cheerful, comic, comical, convivial, enjoyable, entertaining, facetious, frolicsome, funny, gay, glad, gleeful, hilarious, humorous, jocund, jolly, joyful, joyous, jumping, lighthearted, lively, mad, mirthful, perky, pleasant, riotous, rollicking, sportive, sunny, uproarious, vivacious, wild, winsome, zippy*, blithesome, fun-loving, grooving, larking, rip-roaring, rocking, saturnalian, unconstrained, zappy, zingy |
| Antonyms: | grave, sad, serious, sorrowful, unhappy, upset |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | mirthful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | merry |
| Synonyms: | amusing, blithe, carefree, cheerful, cheery, convivial, enjoyable, entertaining, festive, frolicsome, funny, gay, glad, gleeful, happy, jocund, jolly, joyful, joyous, lighthearted, lively, perky, playful, sunny, vivacious, blithesome, fun-loving, larking |
| Main Entry: | pleasing/pleasurable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | welcome, nice |
| Synonyms: | agreeable, amiable, amusing, charming, congenial, delightful, enchanting, engaging, enjoyable, entertaining, favorable, good, grateful, gratifying, likable, luscious, musical, palatable, pleasant, polite, satisfactory, satisfying, savory, suitable, sweet, winning |
| Antonyms: | bad, disagreeable, dismal, grim, hurtful, troublesome, unpleasant, unwelcome, displeasing, upsetting |
| Main Entry: | sidesplitting |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | extremely funny |
| Synonyms: | amusing, entertaining, farcical, good-humored, hilarious, hysterical, joking, silly, slapstick, uproarious, witty, knee-slapper |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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