Comedic and Tragic

Opposite meaning words

Comedic adjective - Causing or intended to cause laughter.

Usage example: my friends insist that this new television show is the most comedic thing ever created by the mind of man

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Tragic is an antonym for comedic.

Tragic adjective - Of a kind to cause great distress.

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Comedic is an antonym for tragic.

Nearby Words: tragically, tragical

Mood Whiplash: The sidequests alternate between serious tragic drama and comedic silliness.

Source: Video Game / Dying Light
Underground gets less comedic and more tragic as it goes on, though it has both throughout.

Source: First Law of Tragicomedies
Christopher Lloyd is best known for his comedic roles, but in Over the Garden Wall he takes on a tragic (and occasionally creepy) role as the woodsman.

Source: Playing Against Type / Western Animation

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