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laughable

American  
[laf-uh-buhl, lah-fuh-] / ˈlæf ə bəl, ˈlɑ fə- /

adjective

  1. such as to cause laughter; funny; amusing; ludicrous.

    Synonyms:
    risible, ridiculous, farcical, comical, droll, humorous
    Antonyms:
    melancholy, sad
laughable British  
/ ˈlɑːfəbəl /

adjective

  1. producing scorn; ludicrous

    he offered me a laughable sum for the picture

  2. arousing laughter

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Related Words

See funny 1.

Other Word Forms

  • laughableness noun
  • laughably adverb

Etymology

Origin of laughable

First recorded in 1590–1600; laugh + -able

Example Sentences

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“It was laughable at best, horrific at worst,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal

"It's laughable that for almost two months, the entire security apparatus of Uganda has invested billions of taxpayers' money to search for me everywhere, but they failed to get me," he continued.

From Barron's

The idea of any kind of unity within the bloc is laughable.

From The Wall Street Journal

That statement might be laughable to anyone who experienced his 2019 output, which includes both his visually stupefying turn as the genie in the live-action version of “Aladdin” and “Gemini Man.”

From Salon

Hence, his laughable swipe at the size of the Murrayfield away dressing room.

From BBC

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