Definition for Comedy:

• A dramatic composition, or representation of a bright and amusing character, based upon the foibles of individuals, the manners of society, or the ludicrous events or accidents of life; a play in which mirth predominates and the termination of the plot is happy; -- opposed to tragedy.

Synonyms for Comedy:

• adj.

  •slapstick (adjective)
  • farcer.

• n.

  •
  • Funnies,
  • comedy of manners,
  • situation comedy,
  • low comedy,
  • burlesque gag show,
  • classic,
  • laugh sensation,
  • play of wit,
  • satire,
  • satirical comedy,
  • sitcom,
  • travesty,
  • adaptation,
  • interlude.
  •
  • laughter.
  •
  • laugh at yourself,
  • I love it,
  • can take a joke,
  • see the funny side of something.
  •clowning (noun)
  • clowning.
  •comedy (noun)
  • drollery.
  •comicality (noun)
  • non senses,
  • zaninesses,
  • wittinesses,
  • non sense,
  • non-sense.
  •communication (noun)
  • comedy.
  •drollness (noun)
  • hilariousnesses.
  •farce (noun)
  • inter-lude,
  • slapsticks,
  • inter-ludes,
  • low camps,
  • inter lude,
  • pratfall comedies,
  • broad comedies,
  • inter ludes,
  • high camps.
  •farcicality (noun)
  • farcicalnesses,
  • clownings.
  •funny entertainment (noun)
  • witticism,
  • facetiousness,
  • jesting,
  • merry-go-round,
  • gag show,
  • fun,
  • grins,
  • field day,
  • play on,
  • burlesque,
  • Chaffing,
  • laughs,
  • hoopla,
  • fun and games,
  • schtick,
  • joking,
  • hilarity,
  • vaudeville,
  • high time,
  • picnic,
  • camp,
  • wisecracking,
  • humor,
  • ball,
  • comic drama.
  •humorousness (noun)
  • high spirits.
  •play (noun)
  • one act,
  • curtainraiser,
  • curtainraisers,
  • one acts,
  • one-acts,
  • oneact,
  • oneacts,
  • smash hits.
  •spectacle (noun)
  • ex-position,
  • re-presentations,
  • ex-positions,
  • re presentation,
  • dis-play,
  • re presentations,
  • dis play,
  • dis-plays,
  • dis plays.
  •story (noun)
  • auto-biographies,
  • re-cords,
  • auto biography,
  • conti,
  • auto biographies,
  • nonfictions,
  • non fictions,
  • re cord,
  • old saws,
  • long short it,
  • non fiction,
  • long short of it,
  • news items,
  • re-cord,
  • long and short it,
  • non-fictions,
  • in formations,
  • auto-biography,
  • in-formation,
  • re cords,
  • in-formations.
  •takeoff (noun)
  • send ups,
  • sendups,
  • send-ups.
  •wit (noun)
  • ingeniousness,
  • adroitness,
  • urbanity,
  • resourcefulness,
  • facility,
  • sophistry,
  • foxiness,
  • Subtleness,
  • artfulness,
  • shrewdness,
  • scurrility,
  • irony,
  • inventiveness,
  • Cunningness,
  • slyness,
  • astuteness,
  • deftness,
  • intellect,
  • craftiness,
  • brilliance,
  • wiliness,
  • cleverness,
  • scintillation,
  • quickness,
  • trickiness,
  • sharpness,
  • Canniness,
  • finesse.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • sequel,
  • folk tale,
  • hospitality,
  • screenplay,
  • fiction,
  • facetious,
  • fantasy,
  • oral history,
  • corporate hospitality,
  • impish,
  • narrative,
  • saga,
  • masque,
  • tattoo,
  • humorousness,
  • fable,
  • horror,
  • passion play,
  • romantic comedy,
  • thriller,
  • parable,
  • musical comedy,
  • popular culture,
  • allegory,
  • prequel,
  • bullfight,
  • show biz,
  • faction,
  • fanfic,
  • spoof,
  • jocularity,
  • strip show,
  • trilogy,
  • parody,
  • tall tale,
  • cock-and-bull story,
  • horror story,
  • flippant,
  • cabaret,
  • detective,
  • tragicomedy,
  • short story,
  • air show,
  • life story,
  • black comedy,
  • yarn,
  • show business,
  • two-hander,
  • nightlife,
  • music hall,
  • fairy tale,
  • serial,
  • light entertainment,
  • myth,
  • life history,
  • ghost story,
  • striptease,
  • subplot,
  • tearjerker,
  • urban myth,
  • light show,
  • karaoke,
  • mystery play,
  • romp,
  • legend,
  • the movies,
  • reminiscence,
  • novel,
  • movieoke.
  •
  • follow up,
  • ironic,
  • musical,
  • jocoseness,
  • Tickled,
  • tale.
  •
  • laugh at,
  • take off,
  • tableau,
  • full-length,
  • strip.
  •
  • comic.
  •
  • HIT.
  •humor
  • pleasantry.

Paraphrases for Comedy:

• Forward Entailment

  • Proper noun, singular
    humor.

• Independent

  • Noun, singular or mass
    humorous, acting, sham, theatre.

• Other Related

  • Proper noun, singular
    comic.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    farce, drama, Dramas, charade, comic, joke, crap, entertainer, humor.

Antonyms for Comedy:

• n.

  • communication
    tragedy.
  • funny entertainment
    seriousness, sadness.
  • Other antonyms:
    solemnity, tribulation, anguish, gravity, heartache, heartbreak, misery, Solemnness, dolor, torment, sorrow, soberness, torture, woe, agony, grief, somberness, pathos.

Comedy Sentence Examples:

• One poor fellow was killed - a wonder there were not more - and all hands were sorry for him; but tragedy and comedy so often bunk together, and men who adventure are more apt to dwell on the humorous than the tragic side of things.

• " No, no: real - a social comedy," cried Glen.

Hypernym for Comedy:

• n.

  • communication
    sitcom, slapstick, melodrama, situation comedy, tragicomedy, Commedia Dell'arte, travesty, low comedy, farce comedy, dark comedy, high comedy, seriocomedy, black comedy, farce.

Hyponym for Comedy:

• n.

  • communication
    drama.