arousing or provoking laughter
e.g. an amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls
e.g. an amusing fellow
e.g. a comic hat
e.g. a comical look of surprise
e.g. funny stories that made everybody laugh
e.g. a very funny writer
e.g. it would have been laughable if it hadn't hurt so much
e.g. a mirthful experience
e.g. risible courtroom antics
Synonym: amusing comic comical funny mirthful risible
incongruous
nviting ridicule
e.g. the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework
e.g. that's a cockeyed idea
e.g. ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer
e.g. a contribution so small as to be laughable
e.g. it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion
e.g. a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history
e.g. her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous
Synonym: absurd cockeyed derisory idiotic ludicrous nonsensical preposterous ridiculous