COMEDY: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for COMEDY?

Need another word that means the same as “comedy”? Find 10 synonyms and 30 related words for “comedy” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Comedy” are: clowning, drollery, funniness, light entertainment, humour, fun, funny side, absurdity, absurdness, farce

Comedy as a Noun

Definitions of "Comedy" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “comedy” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• The humorous or amusing aspects of something.
• A play characterized by its humorous or satirical tone and its depiction of amusing people or incidents, in which the characters ultimately triumph over adversity.
• The dramatic genre represented by comedies.
• A film, play, or broadcast programme intended to make an audience laugh.
• Light and humorous drama with a happy ending.
• A comic incident or series of incidents.
• Professional entertainment consisting of jokes and sketches, intended to make an audience laugh.
• The style or genre represented by comedy films, plays, and broadcast programmes.

Synonyms of "Comedy" as a noun (10 Words)

absurdity	A ludicrous folly. Duncan laughed at the absurdity of the situation.
absurdness	A message whose content is at variance with reason.
clowning	A person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior.
drollery	A comic incident or series of incidents.
farce	The dramatic genre represented by farces. The debate turned into a drunken farce.
fun	A source of fun. People watching is great fun.
funniness	A comic incident or series of incidents.
funny side	An account of an amusing incident (usually with a punch line.
humour	The ability to express humour or amuse other people. Their inimitable brand of humour.
light entertainment	A divine presence believed by Quakers to enlighten and guide the soul.

Usage Examples of "Comedy" as a noun

• The conventions of romantic comedy have grown more appealing with the passage of time.
• Advertising people see the comedy in their work.
• Satiric comedy.
• Shakespeare's comedies.
• The show combines theatre with the best of stand-up comedy.
• A comedy film.
• A cabaret with music, dancing, and comedy.

Associations of "Comedy" (30 Words)

amusement	The state or experience of finding something funny. On the promenade the amusements were still open.
banter	Be silly or tease one another. The men bantered with the waitresses.
buffoonery	Acting like a clown or buffoon. The film is full of wordplay and buffoonery.
burlesque	Relating to or characteristic of a burlesque. The argument descends into music hall burlesque.
comical	Amusing, especially in a ludicrous or absurd way. A comical look of surprise.
droll	A jester or entertainer; a buffoon. A droll little man with a quiet tongue in cheek kind of humor.
exhilaration	A feeling of excitement, happiness, or elation. They felt the exhilaration of victory.
farce	The dramatic genre represented by farces. The choreographed confusion of real farce.
fun	A source of fun. No need to get sore I was only funning.
funny	Difficult to explain or understand; strange or odd. Suddenly my stomach felt funny.
humor	The trait of appreciating and being able to express the humorous. She didn t appreciate my humor.
humorous	Having or showing a sense of humour. Humorous cartoons.
humour	The ability to express humour or amuse other people. The clash hadn t improved his humour.
jesting	Characterized by jokes and good humor. A jesting commentary on world affairs.
jocose	Playful or humorous. A jocose allusion.
joke	Tell a joke speak humorously. Public transport is a joke.
lampoon	A speech or text lampooning someone or something. The magazine fired at God Royalty and politicians using cartoons and lampoons.
laugh	A facial expression characteristic of a person laughing. If next year s model is as successful Ford will be laughing.
mockery	Teasing and contemptuous language or behaviour directed at a particular person or thing. In her bitterness she felt that all rejoicing was mockery.
parody	Make a parody of. His provocative use of parody.
repartee	Conversation or speech characterized by quick, witty comments or replies. Quick fire repartee.
sarcastic	Marked by or given to using irony in order to mock or convey contempt. I think they re being sarcastic.
satiric	Exposing human folly to ridicule. A persistent campaign of mockery by the satirical fortnightly magazine.
satirical	Exposing human folly to ridicule. A persistent campaign of mockery by the satirical fortnightly magazine.
satirize	Deride and criticize by means of satire. The writer satirized the politician s proposal.
skit	A short informal performance intended to educate or inform. A skit on daytime magazine programmes.
slapstick	Acoustic device consisting of two paddles hinged together; used by an actor to make a loud noise without inflicting injury when striking someone. Slapstick humour.
spoof	Interfere with (radio or radar signals) so as to make them useless. A Robin Hood spoof.
wit	A witty amusing person who makes jokes. He needed all his wits to figure out the way back.