as in fun
providing amusement or enjoyment
Grandma told an amusing story about Dad when he was little
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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
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Recent Examples of amusing
refinery29.com, 27 Dec. 2024
Jeon Seok-ho is consistently amusing as Woo-seok, an excitable small-time criminal who joins Jun-ho in the search for the island.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 26 Dec. 2024
Picaresque, amusing, and brisk, this is a worldly hangout novel of 21st-century manners.
—Vogue, 26 Dec. 2024
Jenny found Gerry intelligent and amusing but also a blowhard and a bully.
—Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
The pair meet on the night of their university graduation (having run in vastly different social circles), enjoy an amusing (yet ultimately failed) attempt at a one-night stand, and their lives end up becoming irrevocably intertwined in the aftermath.
—refinery29.com, 27 Dec. 2024
Jeon Seok-ho is consistently amusing as Woo-seok, an excitable small-time criminal who joins Jun-ho in the search for the island.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 26 Dec. 2024
Picaresque, amusing, and brisk, this is a worldly hangout novel of 21st-century manners.
—Vogue, 26 Dec. 2024
Jenny found Gerry intelligent and amusing but also a blowhard and a bully.
—Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for amusing
Adjective
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For Garcia, the most fun element of the competition was taking pictures of all her new habits.—
Vitas Carosella,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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Free Beatnik preview Beatniks’ 17th Anniversary and Preview Donation Night is at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18, for a fun night of prizes, refreshments and a sneak advance look at the shows coming to Beatniks on Conkey in 2025.—
Philip Potempa,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Jan. 2025
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Kendra suggests her Chocolate Mouse for a Party recipe that is primed for entertaining a large crowd and guarantees everyone will get a scoop.—
Bon Appétit,
Bon Appétit,
11 Dec. 2024
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By the mid-1990s, public health leaders were entertaining the possibility that the STI could be eliminated.—
Benjamin Ryan,
NBC News,
12 Nov. 2024
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Photo : Cartier/Getty Jake Gyllenhaal: Cartier Tortue Another Golden Globes watch spot was on the wrist of actor Jake Gyllenhaal who was seen wearing a rather delightful yellow gold Cartier Tortue.—
Sophie Furley,
Robb Report,
11 Jan. 2025
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In this golden age of American bakeries, virtuosic pastries and delightful breads are close at hand, from coastal Maine to downtown Los Angeles.—
Koren Shadmi,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2025
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“Amusing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amusing. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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