Comical
Comical adjective - Causing or intended to cause laughter.
Usage example: the comical antics of the circus clowns
Tragic
Both words in one sentence
- Shrinking Violet: One of the rare male examples, and it's somewhere between comical and tragic to see such a big guy that's so painfully shy and afraid to stick up for himself.
-
Big Eater: Bonnie Grape is a very tragic-comical example of the fat version.
- Though there were still some darker arcs, the tone was generally lighter and more comical than the last 100 or so issues, which were mostly dark melodrama filled with tragic moments and little to no comic relief.
Source: Lighter And Softer / Comic Books
Cite this Source
Tragic and Comical. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 09, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/comical/tragic
Comical & Tragic. N.p., 2016. Web. 09 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/comical/tragic>.
Tragic or Comical. 2016. Accessed August 09, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/comical/tragic.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "comical" and "tragic" have occurred on timeline