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, comic

   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, comic, 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. Harvey Mindess:

   Pointing out the comic elements of a situation can bring a sense of proportion and perspective to what might otherwise seem an overwhelming problem.

2. 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.

3. Mohammad Rafiq:

   Children read comic books, fairy tales but we have grown up listening about Hindu, Muslim riots. My vote will be my reaction to our painful past, our time will also come.

4. Bob Saget:

   You can make people laugh and it might not be their cup of tea, but you’re doing something great for people. That’s why I’m doing it, we all have the same joke, which is that laughter is the best medicine — no, it’s actually Percocet. Everybody has a version of that. Well, the other one is when they say, you know, if you could just make one person laugh, you’re a really crappy comic.

5. New York:

   11, 15, 18. Over and over again, we're seeing 11, 15, 18, kids killing kids. Illegal guns as easy to buy as candy and comic books. They are everywhere.