hilarious

adjective

hi-ˈler-ē-əs How to pronounce hilarious (audio)
Definition of hilariousnext
as in funny
causing or intended to cause laughter hilarious cartoons that the whole family can enjoy the clown's hilarious antics

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Recent Examples of hilarious To celebrate their new and improved situation (and make some landlocked folks jealous), the pair recently teamed up for a hilarious joint Instagram video. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2026 Robin and Barney’s resulting conversation is both honest and hilarious — and gave fans a reason to root for those two. — Erin Strecker, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Aug. 2026 These fake talk show employees were all astonishingly hilarious. — Merrill Markoe, Deadline, 21 Aug. 2026 And that win is the sudden, frankly shocking realization that the Dodgers’ terrifying empire was built on a hilarious house of cards. — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hilarious
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hilarious
  1. funny
  2. humorous
  3. comedic
  4. amusing
  5. comical
  6. ridiculous
  7. comic
  8. hysterical
Adjective
  • The end result is Murder Bites, my funny, quirky mystery that takes place in a small town where everyone is obsessed with their tiny designer dogs.
    — Mimi Montgomery, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026
  • What is sort of funny is imagining how immersion in the city’s cultural scene fits into Vanderbilt’s broader ambitions.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of funny
Adjective
  • Their escapade leads not only to the creation of their island paradise, Moonrise Kingdom, but a humorous wild goose chase between Suzy’s parents, Sam’s Scout troop, and the island police chief.
    — Kara Nesvig, Parents, 29 Aug. 2026
  • When asked whether his dog has a favorite Bush song, Rossdale laughs before providing a humorous answer.
    — Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of humorous
Adjective
  • Mystery Men Throw it back to the Y2K era with this 1999 comedy starring a plethora of the era’s brightest comedic talents, including Ben Stiller, Kel Mitchell, Janeane Garofolo, and Paul Reubens.
    — Kara Nesvig, Parents, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The one comedic element Blair didn’t want to stick his neck out for?
    — William Earl, Variety, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of comedic
Adjective
  • American style can be at turns confounding, amusing, and aspirational.
    — Luis Alberto Rodriguez, Vanity Fair, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Morgan Stanley’s Lisa Shalett and her team produced this amusing chart showing year-over-year percentage growth in tech capex, compared with the same for the dotcom bubble era.
    — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of amusing
Adjective
  • There’s an almost comical confidence to wearing several necklaces at once, particularly when each one has been customized to mean something.
    — Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Aston Martin should be well poised to fight for midfield positions during this weekend’s Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix, something that just a race or two ago would’ve sounded comical.
    — Jerry Perez, The Drive, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of comical
Adjective
  • Some are quieter this year, some are almost ridiculous, but all of them share a strange sense of purpose.
    — Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Fashion history has a funny way of vindicating the people brave enough to look ridiculous.
    — Derek C. Blasberg, Vanity Fair, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of ridiculous
Adjective
  • The project uses horror and darkly comic genre elements to approach the psychological pressures of motherhood, extending Urban’s interest in personal experience as a route into broader social and political terrain.
    — Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Charting the trajectory of a comedy career is about more than just seeing a comic crush in front of a few crowds or glibly scrolling through their TikTok clips.
    — Deputy Entertainment, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of comic
Adjective
  • An operator answers a call from a hysterical woman begging for help.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 20 Aug. 2026
  • After years of the WNBA being ignored, the hysterical reaction to an obvious, common-sense position has made it into a laughingstock.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of hysterical

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