amused
adjective
ə-ˈmyüzd 
: pleasantly entertained or diverted (as by something funny)
She seemed slightly amused by his explanation.
: feeling or showing amusement an amused smile
a crowd of amused spectators
I had often heard him speaking to her in an amused, confiding voice …
Paula Fox
Paula Fox amusedly
ə-ˈmyü-zəd-lē
adjective … she looked up into our curious faces and smiled amusedly and sweetly, as only a woman can smile … Jack London
Jack London 
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Kids waiting to occupy the court watched our geriatric antics with amused curiosity. Bob Brody, WSJ, 16 Aug. 2022 Nearby, a crew of construction workers looked on with amused expressions. Danny Mcdonald, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Aug. 2022 Reacting to Luke’s fall, fans were both concerned and amused. Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping, 11 July 2022 Aris and Anna are first amused and then intrigued by the local politics. Jessica Kiang, Variety, 9 July 2022 During the interview, Mr. Muratov, a bearlike man dressed for the visit in a powder-blue suit, alternated between blunt outrage and amused disbelief. New York Times, 1 June 2022 But this is a glib movie, self-indulgent in its extended running time and far too amused with its easy digs at wealth and privilege. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 May 2022 Fans online were both amused and put off by Delevingne's behavior toward Megan at the Billboard Music Awards. Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 16 May 2022 But while the general audience here in Wisconsin is smitten with this Bucks team and charmed by superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo and the new mural of him that towers over downtown, the Boston Celtics are not quite so amused. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10 May 2022 See More
Bob Brody, WSJ, 16 Aug. 2022 Nearby, a crew of construction workers looked on with amused expressions. Danny Mcdonald, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Aug. 2022 Reacting to Luke’s fall, fans were both concerned and amused. Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping, 11 July 2022 Aris and Anna are first amused and then intrigued by the local politics. Jessica Kiang, Variety, 9 July 2022 During the interview, Mr. Muratov, a bearlike man dressed for the visit in a powder-blue suit, alternated between blunt outrage and amused disbelief. New York Times, 1 June 2022 But this is a glib movie, self-indulgent in its extended running time and far too amused with its easy digs at wealth and privilege. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 May 2022 Fans online were both amused and put off by Delevingne's behavior toward Megan at the Billboard Music Awards. Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 16 May 2022 But while the general audience here in Wisconsin is smitten with this Bucks team and charmed by superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo and the new mural of him that towers over downtown, the Boston Celtics are not quite so amused. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10 May 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1728, in the meaning defined above
amusedly
adverb
as in jovially
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- jovially
- smilingly
- giddily
- cheerfully
- joyfully
- joyously
- mirthfully
- cheerily
- jocosely
- exuberantly
- laughingly
- merrily
- sunnily
- lightheartedly
- happily
- blithely
- heartily
- gayly
- breezily
- jocularly
- gigglingly
- gaily
- friendly
- gladly
- good-naturedly
- sanguinely
- brightly
- good-humoredly
- friendlily
- optimistically
- rapturously
- amicably
- elatedly
- blissfully
- hopefully
- blithesomely
- euphorically
- gladsomely
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- unhappily
- morosely
- darkly
- heavily
- dejectedly
- miserably
- despondently
- mournfully
- sorrowfully
- disconsolately
- dolefully
- bleakly
- sternly
- sourly
- plaintively
- sullenly
- glumly
- dispiritedly
- forlornly
- sulkily
- cheerlessly
- abjectly
- dourly
- wretchedly
- gloomily
- mirthlessly
- pessimistically
- blackly
- dolorously
- dismally
- drearily