laughable
adjective
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
incongruous;inviting ridicule
the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework
Related & opposite
Sense 2 adjective
arousing or provoking laughter
an amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls
Related & opposite
- fun derivation
- risibility derivation
- comicality derivation
- drollery derivation
- comedy derivation
- hilarity derivation
- comedian derivation
- laugh derivation
- humorous similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | silliness |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | absurdity |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | deride |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | foolish |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | fun |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | risibility |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | comicality |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | drollery |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | comedy |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | hilarity |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | comedian |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | laugh |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | humorous |