amused

adjective

ə-ˈmyüzd

Synonyms of amused next

: 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

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

Examples of amused in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Alaska Airlines is not amused, so the airline introduced a Juneau-Atlanta fare of $94 one-way. —

Scott McMurren, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Sep. 2023 One of his favorite memories with Cloud was a moment caught on video of the actor cheering, jumping up, and filming from his phone as a train passes by Cloud’s film set, panning to the rest of the crew, who look slightly amused if not flat-out confused why Cloud was so animated about a cargo train. —

Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 10 Aug. 2023 One is touched and a bit amused by it all, while the other feels wistful about it. —

Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 1 Aug. 2023 Gabbie is quite amused when Ben is haunted right back to her house. —

Odie Henderson, BostonGlobe.com, 25 July 2023 Reactions on social media ranged from skeptical to amused. —

William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, 30 June 2023 Instead, The American Gladiators Documentary is partially an exercise in amused nostalgia and partially an industrious comedic shell game, a director chronicling his own process of trying to make a film that is complicated by his evasive primary subject. —

Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 May 2023 So many laurels hung around one’s neck can easily become heavy, but Mitchell has welcomed all of this fanfare with an amused lightness — a shimmy, a chortle and a fresh round of pinot grigio. —

Lindsay Zoladz, New York Times, 11 June 2023 Parth talks about his adventures in public transportation over the course of his three months in Los Angeles, which have left him both irritated and amused. FROM THE ARCHIVES Fifty-two years ago this week, on Aug. 25, 1970, Elton John made his U.S. debut at the Troubadour in West Hollywood. —

Elvia Limón, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2022 See More

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