| Main Entry: |
silly |
| Part of Speech: |
adjective |
| Definition: |
absurd, giddy, foolish |
Synonyms: |
asinine,
balmy, brainless,
childish,
crazy, dippy,
dizzy*,
empty, empty-headed,
fatuous, featherbrained, flighty, foolhardy,
frivolous, harebrained,
idiotic,
ignorant,
illogical,
immature,
imprudent,
inane,
inappropriate,
inconsistent,
irrational,
irresponsible,
ludicrous,
meaningless, muddle-headed, nitwitted,
nonsensical,
pointless,
preposterous,
puerile,
ridiculous,
senseless, sheepheaded,
simple, simpleminded,
stupid,
unintelligent,
unreasonable, unwise,
vacuous, witless
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Antonyms: |
mature, mundane, practical, sensible, serious, wise
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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