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silly
adjective as in absurd, giddy, foolish
Strongest matches
childish, crazy, frivolous, idiotic, inappropriate, irresponsible, ludicrous, nonsensical, pointless, preposterous, ridiculous, simple, stupid
Strong matches
Weak matches
asinine, balmy, brainless, dippy, dizzy, empty-headed, fatuous, featherbrained, flighty, foolhardy, harebrained, ignorant, illogical, immature, imprudent, inane, inconsistent, meaningless, muddle-headed, nitwitted, puerile, senseless, sheepheaded, simpleminded, unintelligent, unreasonable, unwise, vacuous, witless
Example Sentences
It was the silliest episode so far this season, and by some miracle, just about every sketch in the episode worked, at least on a basic comedic level.
Yet we don’t feel the paranoia of eyeballs over the streets, even though it turns out that there’s no way to disguise Powell’s foxlike features under a silly stick-on mustache.
Speaking to the BBC, he said he was "not challenging the prime minister" adding: "I'm not doing any of the things some silly briefer said overnight."
Otherwise, she said, “It seemed too silly that two people would just decide to break up and then realize they want to be together” within a tidy, 90-minute time span.
The health secretary insisted he was "not challenging the prime minister" adding: "I'm not doing any of the things some silly briefer said overnight."
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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