Comedy and Tragedy

Opposite meaning words

Comedy noun - Light and humorous drama with a happy ending.

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Nearby Word: comedian

Tragedy noun - Drama in which the protagonist is overcome by some superior force or circumstance; excites terror or pity.

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Comedy is an antonym for tragedy.

Nearby Word: tragedian

old	old comedy	old tragedy
pure	pure comedy	pure tragedy
typical	typical comedy	typical tragedy
complete	complete comedy	complete tragedy
Other adjectives: original, straight, romantic, great, serious, little, dark, ancient, new, dramatic, outright, extra, classic, modern, greek.

Movies that alternate between comedy and tragedy, like Full Metal Jacket, are not black comedy, since by definition Black Comedy draws humor from the tragic parts.

Source: Black Comedy
Hilbert quizzes him extensively on the narrator, then sets Harold to figuring out whether he's in a comedy or tragedy.

Source: Film / Stranger Than Fiction
Anders Loves Maria: Drama/comedy/tragedy about the life of Anders and Maria after they decide to have a baby.

Source: Slice-of-Life Webcomics

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