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:

• n.

  •
  • situation comedy,
  • comedy of manners,
  • travesty,
  • Funnies,
  • satire,
  • low comedy,
  • classic,
  • sitcom,
  • interlude.
  •comedy (noun)
  • drollery,
  • clowning.
  •funny entertainment (noun)
  • picnic,
  • high time,
  • vaudeville,
  • hilarity,
  • comic drama,
  • joking,
  • laughs,
  • grins,
  • Chaffing,
  • gag show,
  • burlesque,
  • fun and games,
  • schtick,
  • jesting,
  • witticism,
  • fun,
  • field day,
  • facetiousness,
  • ball,
  • camp,
  • hoopla,
  • merry-go-round,
  • wisecracking,
  • humor.
  •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:

  •
  • karaoke,
  • black comedy,
  • tragicomedy,
  • novel,
  • humorousness,
  • tattoo,
  • jocularity,
  • romantic comedy,
  • cabaret,
  • romp,
  • parody,
  • myth,
  • musical comedy,
  • light entertainment,
  • striptease,
  • fable,
  • hospitality,
  • masque,
  • flippant,
  • faction,
  • trilogy,
  • fantasy,
  • parable,
  • narrative,
  • thriller,
  • reminiscence,
  • yarn,
  • impish.
  •
  • Tickled,
  • musical,
  • jocoseness.
  •
  • tableau,
  • strip.
  •
  • comic.
  •humor
  • pleasantry.
  •Other relevant words:
  • raillery,
  • sock,
  • monstrosity,
  • Unconformity,
  • levity,
  • Comedies,
  • laughable,
  • trick,
  • jest,
  • caper,
  • bladder,
  • droll,
  • absurdity,
  • opera buffa,
  • sarcasm,
  • miracle play,
  • humorous,
  • piece,
  • performance,
  • waggishness,
  • eccentricity,
  • frolic,
  • laughingstock,
  • slapstick comedy,
  • Burletta,
  • motley,
  • opera,
  • bombast,
  • Comedietta,
  • afterpiece,
  • amusing,
  • comic opera,
  • banter,
  • unmeaning,
  • ridicule,
  • light comedy,
  • dark comedy,
  • wisecracks,
  • esprit,
  • Melodrame,
  • ridiculous,
  • lampoon,
  • salt,
  • frippery,
  • bathos,
  • comical,
  • jests,
  • richness,
  • harlequinade,
  • black humor,
  • squib,
  • comedy ballet,
  • comedy relief,
  • caricature,
  • extravaganza,
  • funny business,
  • Divertissement,
  • coxcomb,
  • sentimental comedy,
  • exode,
  • comedic,
  • farcical,
  • Opera Bouffe,
  • funny,
  • comic relief,
  • prank,
  • charade,
  • satyr play,
  • frivolity,
  • jokes,
  • hoax,
  • stage play,
  • anticlimax,
  • witticisms,
  • comedia,
  • quick wit,
  • farce comedy,
  • GAGS,
  • Proverbs,
  • ludicrous.

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

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.