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单词 amusing
释义

amusing

adjective

amus·​ing ə-ˈmyü-ziŋ How to pronounce amusing (audio)
: giving amusement : diverting
amusing twists to the story
amusing gadgets to play with
an amusing performance
amusingly
ə-ˈmyü-ziŋ-lē How to pronounce amusing (audio)
adverb
amusingness noun

Synonyms

  • delightful
  • diverting
  • enjoyable
  • entertaining
  • fun
  • pleasurable
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Example Sentences

He's one of the most amusing people I know. It was amusing to hear her tell the story.
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Word History

Etymology

from present participle of amuse

First Known Use

1676, in the meaning defined above

amusing 1 of 2

adjective

as in fun
providing amusement or enjoyment Grandma told an amusing story about Dad when he was little

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • fun
  • enjoyable
  • entertaining
  • delightful
  • funny
  • exciting
  • pleasurable
  • diverting
  • nice
  • pleasant
  • humorous
  • hilarious
  • ridiculous
  • comical
  • satisfying
  • welcome
  • beguiling
  • merry
  • happy
  • droll
  • laughable
  • ludicrous
  • agreeable
  • farcical
  • recreational
  • comic
  • jovial
  • thrilling
  • riotous
  • gleeful
  • antic
  • jolly
  • uproarious
  • mirthful
  • sidesplitting
  • risible
  • stimulating
  • sunny
  • jocose
  • jocund
  • blithesome
  • gay

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • tedious
  • uninteresting
  • tiresome
  • boring
  • dull
  • monotonous
  • tiring
  • wearisome
  • ponderous
  • heavy
  • weary
  • unpleasant
  • dreary
  • drab
  • humdrum
  • flat
  • pedestrian
  • distasteful
  • stodgy
  • leaden
  • disagreeable
  • stuffy
  • wearying
  • unwelcome
  • uncongenial
  • unpleasing
  • pleasureless
  • jading
  • displeasing
  • unlovely
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amusing

2 of 2

verb

present participle of amuse
as in entertaining
to cause (someone) to pass the time agreeably occupied the older girl amused her four-year-old sister at the family reunion by showing her off to all the relatives

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • entertaining
  • regaling
  • interesting
  • distracting
  • engrossing
  • delighting
  • intriguing
  • pleasing
  • fascinating
  • diverting
  • charming
  • enchanting
  • captivating
  • consoling
  • comforting
  • occupying
  • appeasing
  • solacing
  • engaging
  • mesmerizing
  • gratifying
  • enthralling
  • beguiling
  • bewitching
  • busying
  • involving
  • hypnotizing
  • immersing
  • humoring
  • soothing
  • disporting
  • absorbing
  • spoiling
  • pampering
  • indulging
  • obliging
  • pleasuring
  • gripping
  • placating
  • contenting
  • coddling
  • conciliating
  • pacifying
  • mollycoddling
  • mollifying
  • propitiating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • boring
  • exhausting
  • tiring
  • enervating
  • wearing
  • exasperating
  • annoying
  • disturbing
  • wearying
  • draining
  • aggravating
  • fatiguing
  • upsetting
  • jading
  • harassing
  • vexing
  • perturbing
  • wearing out
  • bothering
  • grating
  • galling
  • bugging
  • pestering
  • harrying
  • chafing
  • irking
  • fretting
  • nettling
  • peeving
  • piquing
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