- amusing, amusive, diverting, fun - providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining; "an amusing speaker"; "a diverting story"; "a fun thing to do"
Antonym: unentertaining (indirect, via entertaining)
- amusing, comic, comical, funny, laughable, mirthful, risible - arousing or provoking laughter; "an amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls"; "an amusing fellow"; "a comic hat"; "a comical look of surprise"; "funny stories that made everybody laugh"; "a very funny writer"; "it would have been laughable if it hadn't hurt so much"; "a mirthful experience"; "risible courtroom antics"
Antonyms: humorless, humourless, unhumorous (indirect, via humorous)
- amuse, divert, disport - occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion; "The play amused the ladies"
--1 is one way to entertain
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun amusement2
The performance is likely to amuse Sue
Sam cannot amuse Sue
- amuse - make (somebody) laugh; "The clown amused the children"
--2 is one way to cheer, cheer up, jolly along, jolly up
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun amusement1
Sam cannot amuse Sue