Synonyms for silly
ˈsɪl isil·ly

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1. sillyadjective

   Synonyms:
   charming

   Antonyms:
   pious

2. sillyadjective

   A silly person; a fool.

   Synonyms:
   charming

   Antonyms:
   pious

3. sillyadjective

   Simple, unsophisticated, ordinary; rustic, ignorant.

   Synonyms:
   charming

   Antonyms:
   pious

4. sillyadjective

   foolish, showing a lack of good sense and wisdom; frivolous, trifling.

   I made a very silly mistake.

   Synonyms:
   charming

   Antonyms:
   pious

5. sillyadjective

   irresponsible, showing irresponsible behaviors.

   What a silly kid, he's always getting in trouble.

   Synonyms:
   charming

   Antonyms:
   pious

6. sillyadjective

   playful, giggly.

   The newlyweds called each other silly little nicknames.

   Synonyms:
   charming

   Antonyms:
   pious

7. sillyadjective

   semiconscious, witless.

   The impact of the ball knocked him silly.

   Synonyms:
   charming

   Antonyms:
   pious

8. sillyadjective

   of a fielding position, very close to the batsman; closer than short

   Synonyms:
   charming

   Antonyms:
   pious

9. sillyadjective

   simple, not intelligent, refined.

   John was prosperous and his helpless, silly father could be of no use to him.

   Synonyms:
   charming

   Antonyms:
   pious

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1. silly

   Synonyms:
   absurd, dull, foolish, futile, ignorant, irrational, obtuse, senseless, simple, sottish, stupid, undiscerning, unintelligent

   Antonyms:
   able, acute, apt, clear-sighted, discerning, intelligent, judicious, keen, keen-sighted, keen-witted, perspicacious, quick of scent, quick-scented, rational, sagacious, sage, sensible, sharp, sharp-witted, shrewd, wise

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. silly

   Synonyms:
   simple, foolish, weak, shallow, witless, unwise, indiscreet, imprudent, absurd

   Antonyms:
   sagacious, intelligent, astute, wise, deep, discreet, prudent, sound, rational

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sillyadjective

   a word used for misbehaving children

   "don't be a silly"

   Antonyms:
   serious, wise, clear-thinking, dignified, clearheaded

2. cockamamie, cockamamy, goofy, sappy, silly, wacky, whacky, zanyadjective

   ludicrous, foolish

   "gave me a cockamamie reason for not going"; "wore a goofy hat"; "a silly idea"; "some wacky plan for selling more books"

   Synonyms:
   slaphappy, crackers, light-headed, ridiculous, round the bend, lightheaded, nutty, punch-drunk, dotty, featherbrained, sappy, kooky, daft, bats, empty-headed, clownish, airheaded, fruity, nuts, bonkers, clownlike, cracked, haywire, wacky, loco, kookie, buggy, zany, goofy, pathetic, dizzy, batty, cockamamy, loony, barmy, cockamamie, buffoonish, around the bend, balmy, giddy, loopy, whacky

   Antonyms:
   clearheaded, clear-thinking, wise, dignified, serious

3. airheaded, dizzy, empty-headed, featherbrained, giddy, light-headed, lightheaded, sillyadjective

   lacking seriousness; given to frivolity

   "a dizzy blonde"; "light-headed teenagers"; "silly giggles"

   Synonyms:
   woozy, zany, empty-headed, dizzy, wacky, ridiculous, airheaded, whacky, goofy, sappy, cockamamie, light-headed, swooning, giddy, faint, lightheaded, slaphappy, light, featherbrained, punch-drunk, vertiginous, cockamamy, pathetic

   Antonyms:
   clear-thinking, wise, serious, clearheaded, dignified

4. pathetic, ridiculous, sillyadjective

   inspiring scornful pity

   "how silly an ardent and unsuccessful wooer can be especially if he is getting on in years"- Dashiell Hammett

   Synonyms:
   slaphappy, light-headed, nonsensical, hapless, ludicrous, giddy, poor, farcical, featherbrained, sappy, miserable, lightheaded, absurd, dizzy, laughable, airheaded, ridiculous, wacky, piteous, punch-drunk, cockeyed, misfortunate, pitiable, derisory, zany, preposterous, goofy, pathetic, wretched, empty-headed, pitiful, cockamamy, cockamamie, idiotic, whacky

   Antonyms:
   clearheaded, clear-thinking, wise, dignified, serious

5. punch-drunk, silly, slaphappyadjective

   dazed from or as if from repeated blows

   "knocked silly by the impact"; "slaphappy with exhaustion"

   Synonyms:
   carefree, harum-scarum, pathetic, zany, empty-headed, dizzy, wacky, ridiculous, whacky, goofy, happy-go-lucky, sappy, cockamamie, light-headed, freewheeling, giddy, lightheaded, slaphappy, devil-may-care, featherbrained, punch-drunk, airheaded, cockamamy

   Antonyms:
   clear-thinking, clearheaded, dignified, wise, serious

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1. :3>adjective

   if your in a silly mood use this! :3>

   sillyness!

   Submitted by marleighhinter5 on February 5, 2024  

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1. sillyadjective

   Synonyms:
   senseless, witless, stupid, foolish, DAFT, simple, weak, childish, inept

2. sillyadjective

   Synonyms:
   absurd, trifling, frivolous, extravagant, preposterous, nonsensical

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1. sillyadjective

   Synonyms:
   witless, foolish, simple, fatuous, imbecile, half-witted, stupid, unwise, inept, absurd, inane, nonsensical, senseless, puerile

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1. List of paraphrases for "silly":

   stupid, beast, idiot, ridiculous, dumb, fool, foolish, idiotic, beta, absurd, jerk, daft, moron, crazy, imbecile, ludicrous

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1. Michael Wolff:

   No, but, again its a difference between an institutional reporter and a non-institutional reporter. I dont have to ask the silly questions.

2. Cruz Paul:

   I recognize that there are candidates in the field that don't want to talk about those issues, and they want to instead encourage the good people of the media to go down rabbit trails and engage in silly sideshows, i don't think the American people are interested.

3. South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham:

   We have too many, people on one stage and too few on the other, i don't mind being asked hard questions and challenging questions, I think some of the questions have been downright silly and this thing has gone on too long, the second debate went on too long, the last debate was just a complete food fight. So we're trying to take control of the process. And Reince Priebus is a good friend, my beef is not with him.

4. Jennifer Andresen:

   My husband and I were watching' Horror Story' and I didn't have any idea what the show would be about, the piece of coral Jennifer Andresen saw freaked me out so badly that I had to tell my husband. Up to now, I've kept it to myself because it seemed so silly, so odd.

5. Wittgenstein:

   If people did not sometimes do silly things, nothing intelligent would ever get done.