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superficial
Not extensive or important; minor or insignificant:
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  1. Not extensive or important; minor or insignificant:
  2. Concerned with and understanding only the easily apparent and obvious; not profound; shallow
  3. Concerned with or comprehending only what is apparent or obvious; shallow:
petty
Of small importance; trivial:
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  1. Of small importance; trivial:
  2. Narrow-minded or ungenerous, especially in trifling matters:
  3. Insignificant, trifling, or inconsiderable.
trifling
Frivolous or foolish:
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  1. Frivolous or foolish:
  2. Idle or frivolous
  3. Having little value or importance; trivial
idle
Not in use or operation:
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  1. Not in use or operation:
  2. Lacking substance, value, or basis:
  3. Not employed or busy:
foolish
Without good sense; silly; unwise
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  1. Without good sense; silly; unwise
  2. Ridiculous; absurd
  3. Capable of arousing laughter; absurd or ridiculous:
flighty
Characterized by irresponsible or silly behavior.
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  1. Characterized by irresponsible or silly behavior.
  2. Easily excited, upset, etc.
  3. Given to sudden whims; not taking things seriously; frivolous or irresponsible
light-minded
Not serious; frivolous
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  1. Not serious; frivolous
  2. Not given to heavy thoughts or thinking, frivolous, not serious.
  3. Frivolous, silly, or inanely giddy.
empty-headed
Alternative form of empty-headed.
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  1. Alternative form of empty-headed.
  2. Silly and lacking sense or discretion; featherbrained or scatterbrained
  3. Frivolous and stupid; silly and ignorant
featherbrained
Alternative spelling of feather-brained.
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  1. Alternative spelling of feather-brained.
flighty
Easily excited, upset, etc.
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  1. Easily excited, upset, etc.
  2. Characterized by irresponsible or silly behavior.
  3. Given to sudden whims; not taking things seriously; frivolous or irresponsible
frothy
Made of, covered with, or resembling froth; foamy.
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  1. Made of, covered with, or resembling froth; foamy.
  2. (Figuratively) lightweight; lacking depth or substance
  3. Foamy or churned to the point of becoming infused with bubbles.
giddy
Turning or circling around very rapidly; whirling
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  1. Turning or circling around very rapidly; whirling
  2. Having a reeling, lightheaded sensation; dizzy.
  3. Feeling dizzy or unsteady
harebrained
Having or showing little sense; reckless, flighty, giddy, rash, etc.
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  1. Having or showing little sense; reckless, flighty, giddy, rash, etc.
lighthearted
Free from care; cheerful; carefree
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  1. Free from care; cheerful; carefree
  2. Joyful, glad, taking pleasure in being alive. Not depressed or sad.
  3. Enjoyable lack of seriousness, not grave.
scatterbrained
Absent-minded, forgetful, distractable.
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  1. Absent-minded, forgetful, distractable.
  2. Having the qualities of a scatterbrain.
silly
Having or exhibiting a lack of good judgment or common sense; foolish.
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  1. Having or exhibiting a lack of good judgment or common sense; foolish.
  2. Having or showing little sense, judgment, or sobriety; foolish, stupid, absurd, ludicrous, irrational, etc.
  3. Semiconscious; dazed:
gaga
Carried away as by love or enthusiasm
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  1. Carried away as by love or enthusiasm
  2. Mentally confused; crazy
  3. Silly; crazy.
dizzy
Having a whirling, dazed sensation; giddy; lightheaded
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  1. Having a whirling, dazed sensation; giddy; lightheaded
  2. Having a sensation of whirling, with a tendency to fall; giddy; feeling unbalanced or lightheaded.
  3. (--- Slang) Scatterbrained or silly.
Find another word for frivolous. In this page you can discover 23 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for frivolous, like: superficial, petty, trifling, idle, foolish, flighty, light-minded, trivial, silly, stupid and empty-headed.

Sentence Examples

  • Less frivolous than someone I know.

  • At bottom the man was frivolous, profoundly selfish, unstable, and utterly incapable of consistency or application.

  • He was incorrigibly frivolous, idle and apathetic; his father had given.

  • Thus she was often led to interfere for frivolous reasons in public affairs, sometimes with serious results, as in the case of the trial of the comte de Guines (1776), when her interference was responsible for the fall of Turgot.

  • In his youth Casimir was considered frivolous and licentious; while his sudden flight from the field of Plowce, the scene of his father's great victory over the Teutonic knights, argued but poorly for his personal courage.

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