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

So maybe a gratuitous and unfunny line about anyone taking out American cities is better left unsaid.

— Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
But being unfunny is less Digger’s problem than a story that ties itself in knots trying to be clever, as a completely unconvincing big twist alters the picture and opens a window to a grim future.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of unfunny

Adjective

Of the young adults that comprise Ellora’s defense force, earnest airbender Jae (Major Curda) and himbo waterbender Daemin (Darren Barnet) make for a particularly amusing pairing.

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026
A certain ingenuousness, an earnest impatience with the world’s many injustices, is a hallmark of Barbara Kingsolver’s novels.

— Sam Worley, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of earnest

Adjective

The subject is of particular interest at CBS News, where Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss has repeatedly encouraged the network’s journalists to dedicate serious resources to finding a potential link.

— semafor.com, semafor.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Illinois Republicans are angry that the congressional map is deliberately drawn to their serious disadvantage, with some districts almost comically gerrymandered.

— John T. Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026

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