All clownish synonyms
clown
C c adj clownish
- amusing β Someone or something that is amusing makes you laugh or smile.
- silly β weak-minded or lacking good sense; stupid or foolish: a silly writer.
- kooky β of, like, or pertaining to a kook; eccentric, strange, or foolish.
- wacky β odd or irrational; crazy: They had some wacky plan for selling more books.
- madcap β wildly or heedlessly impulsive; reckless; rash: a madcap scheme.
- goofy β ridiculous; silly; wacky; nutty: a goofy little hat.
- sappy β abounding in sap, as a plant.
- loony β lunatic; insane.
- rude β discourteous or impolite, especially in a deliberate way: a rude reply.
- tasteless β having no taste or flavor; insipid.
- vulgar β characterized by ignorance of or lack of good breeding or taste: vulgar ostentation.
- churlish β Someone who is churlish is unfriendly, bad-tempered, or impolite.
- impolite β not polite or courteous; discourteous; rude: an impolite reply.
- ugly β very unattractive or unpleasant to look at; offensive to the sense of beauty; displeasing in appearance.
- barbaric β If you describe someone's behaviour as barbaric, you strongly disapprove of it because you think that it is extremely cruel or uncivilized.
- uncivilized β not civilized or cultured; barbarous.
- coarse β Coarse things have a rough texture because they consist of thick threads or large pieces.
- bulky β Something that is bulky is large and heavy. Bulky things are often difficult to move or deal with.
- ungainly β not graceful; awkward; unwieldy; clumsy: an ungainly child; an ungainly prose style.
- unwieldy β not wieldy; wielded with difficulty; not readily handled or managed in use or action, as from size, shape, or weight; awkward; ungainly.
- inept β without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit: He is inept at mechanical tasks. She is inept at dealing with people.
- ponderous β of great weight; heavy; massive.
- heavy-handed β oppressive; harsh: a heavy-handed master.
- whimsical β given to whimsy or fanciful notions; capricious: a pixyish, whimsical fellow.
- humorous β Archaic. moist; wet.
- eccentric β deviating from the recognized or customary character, practice, etc.; irregular; erratic; peculiar; odd: eccentric conduct; an eccentric person.
- funny β funnies. comic strips. Also called funny paper. the section of a newspaper reserved for comic strips, word games, etc.
- stupid β lacking ordinary quickness and keenness of mind; dull.
- fool β to trick, deceive, or impose on: They tried to fool him.
- comical β If you describe something as comical, you mean that it makes you want to laugh because it seems funny or silly.
- jocular β given to, characterized by, intended for, or suited to joking or jesting; waggish; facetious: jocular remarks about opera stars.
- laughable β such as to cause laughter; funny; amusing; ludicrous.
- ludicrous β causing laughter because of absurdity; provoking or deserving derision; ridiculous; laughable: a ludicrous lack of efficiency.
- odd β differing in nature from what is ordinary, usual, or expected: an odd choice.
- preposterous β completely contrary to nature, reason, or common sense; absurd; senseless; utterly foolish: a preposterous tale.
- quaint β having an old-fashioned attractiveness or charm; oddly picturesque: a quaint old house.
- queer β strange or odd from a conventional viewpoint; unusually different; singular: a queer notion of justice.
- quizzical β odd, queer, or comical.
- ridiculous β causing or worthy of ridicule or derision; absurd; preposterous; laughable: a ridiculous plan.
- riot β a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- risible β causing or capable of causing laughter; laughable; ludicrous.
- waggish β like a wag; roguish in merriment and good humor; jocular: Fielding and Sterne are waggish writers.
- diverting β serving to divert; entertaining; amusing.
- campy β Campy means the same as camp.
- joshing β good-natured banter.
- awkward β An awkward situation is embarrassing and difficult to deal with.
- lumpy β full of lumps: lumpy gravy.
- dense β Something that is dense contains a lot of things or people in a small area.
- unmannerly β not mannerly; impolite; discourteous; coarse.
- doltish β a dull, stupid person; blockhead.