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as in humorous
causing or intended to cause laughter
the movie follows the comic duo through a series of outrageous and uproarious escapades
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as in noisy
full of or characterized by the presence of noise
visited the site where the action movie was being filmed only to find a chaotic, uproarious set
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Recent Examples of uproarious
In many ways, this uproarious comedy feels like the type of movie many filmmakers wouldn’t dare touch.
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Samantha Allen, Them, 20 Nov. 2024
What ensues is a biting, wicked comedy in which a batch of wildly unpleasant people make for uproarious entertainment.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 11 Oct. 2024
His fashion spoke in extreme statements and his shows were anything-goes, with the audience uproarious.
—Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2024
Escola’s humor might be decidedly gay, but the uproarious crowd reaction of the Broadway audience (which unlike Off Broadway, is no longer primarily gay men) demonstrates the wide appeal of Escola’s brand of comedy.
—Christian Lewis, Variety, 12 July 2024
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Samantha Allen, Them, 20 Nov. 2024
What ensues is a biting, wicked comedy in which a batch of wildly unpleasant people make for uproarious entertainment.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 11 Oct. 2024
His fashion spoke in extreme statements and his shows were anything-goes, with the audience uproarious.
—Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2024
Escola’s humor might be decidedly gay, but the uproarious crowd reaction of the Broadway audience (which unlike Off Broadway, is no longer primarily gay men) demonstrates the wide appeal of Escola’s brand of comedy.
—Christian Lewis, Variety, 12 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uproarious
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But if the feedback from the audience is any indication, this sometimes humorous and always emotional generational family tale will one day have a real opening night.—
Denise Crosby,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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Harris’s portraits of celebrities such as Lena Horne, Muhammad Ali, and Jackie Robinson are noted for their reflective or dryly humorous tone, revealing new aspects of fame.—
Robert Alan Grand,
ARTnews.com,
7 Feb. 2025
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White Noise—The womb is a noisy place, so a white-noise machine, fan, or vacuum can create a familiar, calming background sound.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
12 Feb. 2025
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The background gets predictably noisy due to the Tiny SE’s small sensor, showing significantly more grain across flat surfaces than the Tiny 2.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
6 Feb. 2025
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The actor simply finds something too funny to contain him or herself.—
Tony Maglio,
IndieWire,
11 Feb. 2025
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And McGrath, who didn’t resort to telling jokes or making funny faces to force a smile out of Krzystof, literally took matters into her own hands.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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And the latest star to pull off the look is none other than actress, icon, and comedic genius Keke Palmer.—
India Espy-Jones,
Essence,
7 Feb. 2025
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Cheung, for instance, lends her invaluable comedic timing to a laconic factory worker and then is brittle and heartbreaking as a mother mourning a tech-wiz daughter.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
6 Feb. 2025
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In another amusing shot, Tallulah wears a tank top emblazoned with a photo of her father's face in his younger days.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
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Among the speakers were several coaches, including Evan Chalmers, who provided a variety of amusing quips and tales about his Laguna Beach High classmate and multiple-sports teammate.—
Richard Dunn,
Orange County Register,
6 Feb. 2025
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Rio wore a red bubble coat with the zipper wide open to show a gut and a comical number of chains hanging from his neck.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
14 Feb. 2025
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During that Stoke side’s first season in the Premier League, 2008-09, the comical scene of Hull City goalkeeper Boaz Myhill intentionally booting the ball out for a corner instead of a throw-in summarised how badly teams wanted to avoid Delap hurling it into their box.—
Ahmed Walid,
The Athletic,
13 Feb. 2025
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There are several hysterical moments across the four episodes made available to critics.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
6 Feb. 2025
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And yet, as the show depicts, Gibson did show up at Ainscough’s funeral and turned heads with her loud, hysterical sobbing.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
TIME,
6 Feb. 2025
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But Andrew DeYoung’s frequently hilarious ‘Friendship’ — which stretches its star’s comic schtick to multiplex dimensions.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
11 Feb. 2025
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At once an underground favorite and a best-seller, Robbins’ comic novels — with their fantastical stories and far-out musings — were distinctly of the counterculture and soon became part of its fabric.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
10 Feb. 2025
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“Uproarious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uproarious. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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