Derisive
Laughable
Laughable adjective - So foolish or pointless as to be worthy of scornful laughter.
Usage example: it was simply laughable to see this middle-aged, hopelessly square candidate trying to appear young and hip
Derisive and laughable are semantically related in ridiculous topic. Sometimes you can use "Derisive" instead an adjective "Laughable", if it concerns topics such as easily made fun of.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- ironic and derisive
- ironic and laughable
- absurd and derisive
- absurd and laughable
- comical and derisive
- comical and laughable
- ludicrous and derisive
- ludicrous and laughable
- preposterous and derisive
- preposterous and laughable
- ridiculous and derisive
- ridiculous and laughable
- farcical and derisive
- farcical and laughable
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