| Main Entry: | absurd |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | ridiculous, senseless |
Synonyms: |
batty, campy, crazy, daffy, dippy, flaky*, fooling around, foolish, for grins, freaky, gagged up, goofy*, idiotic, illogical, inane, incongruous, irrational, jokey, joshing, laughable, loony, ludicrous, nonsensical, nutty, off the wall, preposterous, sappy*, screwy, silly, stupid, tomfool, unreasonable, wacky |
Antonyms: |
certain, logical, rational, reasonable, sensible, wise |
| Main Entry: | droll |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | amusing, farcical |
Synonyms: |
absurd, camp, campy, clownish, comic, comical, crack-up, diverting, eccentric, entertaining, for grins, funny, gagged up, gelastic, humorous, jocular, joshing, laffer, laughable, ludicrous, odd, preposterous, quaint, queer, quizzical, ridiculous, riot, risible, waggish, whimsical |
Antonyms: |
dramatic, serious, traumatic, unfunny |
| Main Entry: | jocular |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | funny |
Synonyms: |
amusing, blithe, boffo, camp, campy, cheerful, comic, comical, crazy, daffy, droll, facetious, flaky, for grins, frolicsome, gagged up, gay, gleeful, happy, humorous, jesting, jocose, jocund, jokey, joking, jolly, joshing, jovial, joyous, laughable, lighthearted, lively, ludicrous, merry, mischievous, playful, pleasant, roguish, sportive, teasing, wacky, waggish, whimsical, witty |
| Notes: | jovial refers to a mood or disposition, jocular to a conduct or manner |
Antonyms: |
serious, solemn |