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

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The short clip has been viewed more than 1.2 million times to date, sparking amused comments from viewers. —

Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024 The amused Russian soldiers watching the bike-BMP duo work its way across a field within range of Ukrainian weapons even gave the brave—or foolish—cyclist a nickname. —

David Axe, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024 Ed Wood is clearly the precedent for Big Eyes’ amused examination of kitsch art — Margaret’s paintings were popular but critically derided — but Burton honestly engages with the material, pondering how commerce and creativity intersect. —

Will Leitch, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2024 As Cher approaches her seventh decade in the industry, her preternaturally youthful features have resolved themselves, whether through good fortune or surgical intervention, into a perpetually amused pout. —

Alexander Larman, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for amused