All comic synonyms
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C c noun comic
- humorist — a person who is skillful in the use of humor, as in writing, talking, or acting.
- comedian — A comedian is an entertainer whose job is to make people laugh, by telling jokes or funny stories.
- stooge — an entertainer who feeds lines to the main comedian and usually serves as the butt of his or her jokes.
- clown — A clown is a performer in a circus who wears funny clothes and bright make-up, and does silly things in order to make people laugh.
- wag — to move from side to side, forward and backward, or up and down, especially rapidly and repeatedly: a dog wagging its tail.
- jester — a person who is given to witticisms, jokes, and pranks.
- jokester — a joker, especially a practical joker.
- joker — a person who jokes.
- wit — the keen perception and cleverly apt expression of those connections between ideas that awaken amusement and pleasure. Synonyms: drollery, facetiousness, waggishness, repartee.
- buffoon — If you call someone a buffoon, you mean that they often do foolish things.
- card — A card is a piece of stiff paper or thin cardboard on which something is written or printed.
- banana — Bananas are long curved fruit with yellow skins.
- stand-up — standing erect or upright, as a collar.
- comic book — A comic book is a magazine that contains stories told in pictures.
- magazine — a publication that is issued periodically, usually bound in a paper cover, and typically contains essays, stories, poems, etc., by many writers, and often photographs and drawings, frequently specializing in a particular subject or area, as hobbies, news, or sports.
- funny book — comic book.
- funny paper — funny1 (def 7b).
- comic strip — A comic strip is a series of drawings that tell a story, especially in a newspaper or magazine.
- graphic novel — a novel in the form of comic strips.
- droll — amusing in an odd way; whimsically humorous; waggish.
- top banana — a leading comedian in musical comedy, burlesque, vaudeville, etc.: For many years he was top banana on the circuit.
- funnyman — a comedian or humorist.
- quipster — a person who frequently makes quips.
- life of the party — most lively, outgoing person
adjective comic
- witty — possessing wit in speech or writing; amusingly clever in perception and expression: a witty writer.
- rib-tickling — very amusing; funny or hilarious: a book of rib-tickling stories.
- amusing — Someone or something that is amusing makes you laugh or smile.
- funny — funnies. comic strips. Also called funny paper. the section of a newspaper reserved for comic strips, word games, etc.
- laughable — such as to cause laughter; funny; amusing; ludicrous.
- sidesplitting — convulsively uproarious: sidesplitting laughter.
- comical — If you describe something as comical, you mean that it makes you want to laugh because it seems funny or silly.
- hilarious — arousing great merriment; extremely funny: a hilarious story; a hilarious old movie.
- humorous — Archaic. moist; wet.