laughable

[laf-uh-buh l, lah-fuh-] /ˈlæf ə bəl, ˈlɑ fə-/

adjective

such as to cause laughter; funny; amusing; ludicrous.

Origin

1590-1600; laugh + -able

Related forms

laughableness, noun

laughably, adverb

Synonyms

humorous, droll, comical, farcical, ridiculous; risible. See funny¹ .

Antonyms

sad, melancholy.

Examples from the web for laughable

It was a laughable world with stultifying technological limitations that made half of society strabismic.
We had survived our first crisis, one that would shrink to laughable insignificance in the coming days.
The article would be laughable if it weren't so tragic.
But the whole concept of trying to nickel and dime technology and still be leading edge is laughable.
Saying that there is no danger unless you are inside the fence is laughable.
To somehow claim that as expertise would be laughable if it weren't so tragic that a science magazine is doing it.
Diet, aside from attending to the obvious issues, is laughable.
The designs based on continuing an auto-centric approach to urban design well into the future are laughable.
It is laughable, really, to call these projects good for the environment.
Absurd and laughable if not for the fact that a majority of people believe in ghosts.

British Dictionary definitions for laughable

/ˈlɑːfəbəl/

adjective

producing scorn; ludicrous: he offered me a laughable sum for the picture

arousing laughter

Derived Forms

laughableness, noun
laughably, adverb

Word Origin and History for laughable

adj.

1590s, from laugh (v.) + -able. Related: Laughably.