Hysterical
Hysterical adjective - Causing or intended to cause laughter.
Usage example: some of the things little kids come out with are hysterical
Humorous and hysterical are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Humorous" instead an adjective "Hysterical".
Humorous
Humorous adjective - Causing or intended to cause laughter.
Usage example: “most humorous costume” went to the girl dressed as Little Bo Peep
Hysterical and humorous are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hysterical" instead an adjective "Humorous".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- priceless and hysterical
- priceless and humorous
- uproarious and hysterical
- uproarious and humorous
- riotous and hysterical
- riotous and humorous
- droll and hysterical
- droll and humorous
- amusing and hysterical
- amusing and humorous
- jocular and hysterical
- jocular and humorous
- comical and hysterical
- comical and humorous
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