laughable
adjective
laugh·able
ˈla-fə-bəl 
ˈlä-
: of a kind to provoke laughter or sometimes derision : amusingly ridiculous
laughableness
noun
Examples of laughable in a Sentence
His attempt at skiing was laughable.
the laughable, boisterous antics of the circus clowns
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The idea that people like him, JD Vance, Marco Rubio, or Stephen Miller are calling the shots is laughable.
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Jesse Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
At the start of this season, the thought of one more year would have been laughable.
—Sam Blum, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
Yet after the 90+ minutes of action on Sunday, that idea seems simply laughable.
—Adam Digby, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
That someone should be fired over it, that it's become this politicized and this weaponized, is not only ridiculous, but a little bit laughable.
—Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
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Jesse Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
At the start of this season, the thought of one more year would have been laughable.
—Sam Blum, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
Yet after the 90+ minutes of action on Sunday, that idea seems simply laughable.
—Adam Digby, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
That someone should be fired over it, that it's become this politicized and this weaponized, is not only ridiculous, but a little bit laughable.
—Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Laughable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/laughable. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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laughable
adjective
laugh·able
ˈlaf-ə-bəl
ˈlȧf-
: causing laughter or scorn : ridiculous
laughableness
noun
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