as in humorous
causing or intended to cause laughter
my friends insist that this new television show is the most comedic thing ever created by the mind of man
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Recent Examples of comedic
The comedic horror film from indie filmmaker A24 debuted over the weekend at SXSW in Austin, Texas.
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Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2025
The comedic exaggeration is clear, but the bit is also a gesture to something deeper: Americans are skeptical about their government’s national security claims against China and open to seeing the country and its people through a different light.
—Mark Tseng-Putterman / Made By History, TIME, 10 Mar. 2025
In some moments, when his Black Dragon persona emerges, his way of speaking is anything but ordinary—so strong comedic skills were essential.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Adam Sandler Adam Sandler will always be known, first and foremost, for his comedic skills.
—Samantha Highfill, EW.com, 3 Mar. 2025
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Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2025
The comedic exaggeration is clear, but the bit is also a gesture to something deeper: Americans are skeptical about their government’s national security claims against China and open to seeing the country and its people through a different light.
—Mark Tseng-Putterman / Made By History, TIME, 10 Mar. 2025
In some moments, when his Black Dragon persona emerges, his way of speaking is anything but ordinary—so strong comedic skills were essential.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Adam Sandler Adam Sandler will always be known, first and foremost, for his comedic skills.
—Samantha Highfill, EW.com, 3 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comedic
Adjective
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The talented cast of BET Plus’s hit show Sistas brings to life the heartfelt, relatable, and often humorous journey of modern Black women navigating love, friendship, and career.—
Noel Cody,
Essence,
7 Mar. 2025
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Gercke is quite skilled at building characters and writing humorous and poetic dialogue.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Know your audience—What one person finds funny, another might not.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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Not the most memorable, but Myers’s flail-laughing at his own insufferable jokes remains a pretty funny encapsulation of Musk’s self-satisfied riffing.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
9 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Goggins is simply incredible, fully committed to Baby Billy’s comic lunacy yet never losing sight of his recovering sinner’s withered heart.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
9 Mar. 2025
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Their performances embrace O’Connor’s comic direction without losing the narrative’s emotional core, and the pair’s chemistry strengthens The Accountant 2 by distracting us from the implausible details of its overly complex central mystery.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
9 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Here are Lady Gaga’s music-video hats, ranked in terms of experimentation, narrative contribution, comical lack of narrative contribution, and, of course, style. 60.—
Kinsey Jasnoch,
Vulture,
7 Mar. 2025
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When the Raptors were in town, Haliburton was beating defenders off the dribble with almost comical ease.—
Tony East,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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A couple’s weekend getaway with their parents takes a supernatural turn in The Parenting, an amusing horror adventure directed by Craig Johnson (Wilson, Alex Strangelove) from a screenplay by Kent Sublette (Saturday Night Live).—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
12 Mar. 2025
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His effort to put an amusing spin on the buyer’s remorse is certainly a cut above the anti-Musk bumper stickers that have become internet bestsellers and now adorn many a Tesla — including Cybertrucks.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
12 Mar. 2025
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“Comedic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comedic. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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