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. 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.

2. Robert Glatter:

   My bias is that it is silly to play in 100 degree temperatures, the risk of heat stroke, collapse on the court, acute kidney injury and a serious fall as one collapses from the heat are just not worth it. Why not postpone for a few days, play only at night or play in closed air conditioned stadiums when available?

3. Donald Trump:

   They said again recently,' Could we have more time ?' i said,' Nope. You can't have any more time. You've got enough time.' We've knocked them out. We've knocked them silly.

4. De Lesseps:

   I always say if you can't forgive the people you love, then who can you forgive? … I'm not going to let a silly kiss ruin the rest of our lives.

5. Scarlett Johansson:

   The biggest joy that I have is looking at my daughter, when I'm just hanging out with her and we're doing silly stuff and if I make her laugh, the feeling of joy I have is explosive. If I can make her laugh and she gets a big smile on her face, that's pretty much it. If only you could actually bottle that and carry it around.