| 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 |
| Main Entry: | competent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | able |
Synonyms: |
adapted, adequate, all around, appropriate, au fait, being a pistol, capable, clever, complete, crisp, decent, dynamite, efficient, endowed, enough, equal, fireball, fit, fool, good, know ins and outs, know one's business, know one's stuff, know the answers, know the ropes, know the score, no slouch, on the ball, paid one's dues, pertinent, polished, proficient, qualified, satisfactory, savvy, skilled, sufficient, suitable, there, up to it, up to snuff, up to speed, wicked* |
Antonyms: |
inadequate, incapable, incompetent, inefficient, inept, unable |
| Main Entry: | zany |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | crazy, funny |
Synonyms: |
camp*, campy, clownish, comical, dumb, eccentric, fool, foolish, goofy, hare-brained, humorous, joshing, kooky, loony, madcap, nutty, sappy*, wacky*, witty |
Antonyms: |
serious |
| Main Entry: | comical |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | amusing |
Synonyms: |
Mickey Mouse, absurd, batty, boffo, camp, comic, comical, crazy shtick, dippy, diverting, dizzy, droll, entertaining, facetious, farcical, flaky, fool, fool around, fool-headed, freaky, funny, gelastic, goofus, goofy, gump, humorous, ironic, jerky, jocular, joking, joshing, laughable, light, loony, ludicrous, nutty, priceless, ridiculous, risible, screwy, side-splitting, silly, wacky, waggish, whimsical, witty |
| Notes: | comic means 'intended to be funny' while comical is 'funny unintentionally' |
Antonyms: |
grave, sad, serious, solemn, tragic, unfunny |
| Main Entry: | cuckoo |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | crazy |
Synonyms: |
batty, clock, daffy, fool, insane, nuts, screwball, silly, wacky |