UNAMUSING Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

unamusing

adjective

Definition of unamusing

as in humorless

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Recent Examples of unamusing For some, the fundamental flaw will be that, despite the title, the comic material (mostly culled from vintage gags of the period) the characters perform onstage sounds painfully unamusing to contemporary ears. — Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Oct. 2017

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Adjective

Walker joins as the imposing, entitled and humorless Peter Van Laar III, the wealthy heir to the Van Laar estate, whose behavior is a struggle for both his wife, Alice, and 13-year-old daughter.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 28 May 2026
Patton, a notoriously tough and humorless commander, considered Willy and Joe to be a threat to discipline and morale — quite the opposite of the way many fans saw them.

— Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026

Definition of humorless

Adjective

Stronger and more flavorful than in your original lame iteration?

— Padgett Powell, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
On paper, some of the six, all of whom are far-right conservatives, have enviable educational backgrounds, but the record has proven that each one is openly political and willing to rubber-stamp nearly all of DeSantis’ lame and unconstitutional policies.

— Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 June 2026

Definition of lame

Adjective

This extravagant, cartoonish, and shockingly unfunny folly about the hysteria surrounding a Japanese invasion of California shows a boy-wonder director testing his limits — and overstepping them.

— Chris Nashawaty, Entertainment Weekly, 13 June 2026
But Colbert got rich with his unfunny satire.

— Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 28 May 2026

Definition of unfunny

Adjective

What Kenzie describes — the discovery that belonging generates effort, that trust compounds, that earnest investment in an institution can be returned — is precisely what defensive foreclosure costs.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 6 July 2026
The earnest post follows a flurry of recent activity on Biden's social media.

— Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026

Definition of earnest

Adjective

Beijing has and been accused of serious human violations, including large-scale arbitrary detention of Uyghur and other Muslim minorities, in Xinjiang.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 1 July 2026
Prosecutors said Anthony Edmond and Rafael Enriquez face the most serious charges, including conspiracy involving firearms trafficking, machineguns and drug trafficking.

— Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026

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