uproarious
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6.1
- adjective
- /ˌʌproʊˈrɪəs/
:
estruendoso
- Then, in every part of the room, uproarious laughter broke out.
- uproarious laughter
- uproarious laugh
Critics play praised Boylan's work as outrageous, unorthodox and uproarious.
- Critics play praised Boylan's work as outrageous, unorthodox and uproarious.
Examples
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Well, my first reaction to the Golden Globes was, of course, uproarious laughter.
Blog text (12) -
Halamka said, to uproarious laughter in the room of several hundred attendees, "... that I was able to make sure she had it."
Blog text (14) -
Cut to this uproarious laughter.
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These are the parts that get the audience the most uproarious with laughter, myself included.
Blog text (21) -
The overtired audience breaks into uproarious laughter.
Fiction book (2002) -
Each time this gesture is made, it is greeted with uproarious laughter.
Academic text (1995) -
Host BlackieO brought the house down with her uproarious humor, and the club crackled with energy as contestants sang everything from John Legend to Weird Al Yankovic's "Eat it."
Blog text (12) -
A shamaness-deity, Ameno Uzume no Mikoto, dances semi-nude in front of the cave, causing uproarious laughter.
Academic text (1991) -
The audience erupted into uproarious laughter at the comedian's hilarious jokes.
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Her story was so funny that it caused uproarious giggles among her friends.
Synonyms
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1.0
Causing people to laugh or smile
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1.5
Causing people to laugh loudly
208
1.0
Causes people to laugh and feel happy
76
1.6
Funny in a way that makes people laugh
39
3.1
Making people laugh because it is silly or unusual
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8.5
A situation that is very silly and unlikely, like a comic play
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8.0
To make people laugh
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3.6
Very funny and likely to make people laugh loudly
Very funny and makes people laugh a lot
Loud and lively in a wild way
Antonyms
How Amusing
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word uproarious comes from the word uproar, made of up and roar, where roar means a 'loud noise' and up makes it stronger. The ending -ious means 'full of', so uproarious describes something 'full of loud, uncontrolled laughter'.