FARCE Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

farce

noun

ˈfärs

as in parody

a poor, insincere, or insulting imitation of something the recall of a duly elected official for a frivolous reason is not democracy in action but a farce

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as in comedy

humorous entertainment the rubber-faced, loose-jointed comedian is a master of knockabout farce

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Recent Examples of farce And while this production is an incredible blast, teetering on farce, Ostermeier and co-adaptor Duncan Macmillan (People, Places & Things) actually ramp up the duality. —Demetrios Matheou, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2025 And there was ample opportunity for it in this uproarious farce, which finds Keeley meeting the gay parents (played by Robin Williams and Nathan Lane) of the man who's set to marry his daughter. —Randall Colburn, EW.com, 27 Feb. 2025 That narrative was a factual farce because the demographic who benefited most then—and continues to benefit most now—from government aid programs is overwhelmingly white. —Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025 The move comes after the authoritarian Lukashenko extended his more than three-decade rule in last month's election that the opposition has dismissed as farce. —Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 13 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for farce

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Noun

In actuality, everything — unbeknownst to him — was ridiculously staged in a pitch-perfect reality TV parody, as comedy improv actors like David Hornsby and pre-Saturday Night Live Kristen Wiig would put Gould smack dab in the middle of absurd situation after absurd situation.

— EW Staff, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2025
For cases relating to works of fiction, parody and satire, courts recognize that the examination must focus on what the publisher intended to convey, the company says.

— Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Mar. 2025