Synonyms for comic
ˈkɒm ɪkcom·ic

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1. comedian, comicadjective

   a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts

   Synonyms:
   comedian

   Antonyms:
   unhumorous, humorless, humourless

2. amusing, comic, comical, funny, laughable, mirthful, risibleadjective

   arousing or provoking laughter

   "an amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls"; "an amusing fellow"; "a comic hat"; "a comical look of surprise"; "funny stories that made everybody laugh"; "a very funny writer"; "it would have been laughable if it hadn't hurt so much"; "a mirthful experience"; "risible courtroom antics"

   Synonyms:
   shady, ridiculous, laughable, peculiar, jovial, rum, nonsensical, amusive, odd, cockeyed, diverting, amusing, jolly, singular, suspicious, ludicrous, funny, jocund, preposterous, merry, mirthful, risible, fishy, gay, derisory, absurd, comical, suspect, rummy, idiotic, curious

   Antonyms:
   humourless, unhumorous, humorless

3. comicadjective

   of or relating to or characteristic of comedy

   "comic hero"

   Synonyms:
   risible, comical, mirthful, laughable, funny, amusing

   Antonyms:
   humourless, humorless, unhumorous

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1. comicadjective

   Synonyms:
   droll, funny, farcical, ludicrous, laughable, diverting, sportive, humorous

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1. List of paraphrases for "comic":

   comedian, comedy, bd, comical, cartoon, humorous, funny, humorist, sitcom, farcical, hilarious

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1. David Yates:

   I think the comic book genre will constantly evolve. Because it is a genre that contains stories and characters that can go in any direction so I as a place for theater it will probably be with us for a little bit longer yet, marvel do an amazing job and they're bright enough to take those worlds in different directions.

2. Stan LeeLee:

   Stan LeeLee and the Rise and Fall of the American Comic Book.

3. Jim Jefferies:

   This is just cancel culture, the guy shouldnt have been fired, its just a couple of things back in his history. Are we going to go through everyones history, or are we going to get rid of every sketch that Saturday Night Live has done that involved race ? WALLS OF JERICHO DRUMMER ARRESTED WITH OVER 630 POUNDS OF MARIJUANA While many comedians feel that cancel culture is unfair and unjust, there are some that feel its necessary and will help the art form grow. Caley Chase, daughter of legendary comic Chevy Chase and a standup comedian herself, spoke with The Los Angeles Times about how far comedians can go. There are some bad people out there, and there are some really [ bad ] things to say, she said. Theres a line. Did you hurt someone ? Thats the line. Another.

4. Ted CRUZ:

   This is not a cage match, and you look at the questions: 'Donald Trump are you a comic book villain? Ben Carson can you do math? John Kasich will you insult two people over here? Marco Rubio why don't you resign? Jeb Bush why have your numbers fallen?' How about talking about the substantive issues people care about?

5. Patrick Colligan:

   Comic books are taking on social issues lately and maybe Greg Pak and Aaron Kuder should get back to taking on superheroes and making people laugh.