Antonyms for silly
ˈsɪl isil·ly

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1. sillyadjective

   Antonyms:
   pious

   Synonyms:
   charming

2. sillyadjective

   A silly person; a fool.

   Antonyms:
   pious

   Synonyms:
   charming

3. sillyadjective

   Simple, unsophisticated, ordinary; rustic, ignorant.

   Antonyms:
   pious

   Synonyms:
   charming

4. sillyadjective

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

   I made a very silly mistake.

   Antonyms:
   pious

   Synonyms:
   charming

5. sillyadjective

   irresponsible, showing irresponsible behaviors.

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

   Antonyms:
   pious

   Synonyms:
   charming

6. sillyadjective

   playful, giggly.

   The newlyweds called each other silly little nicknames.

   Antonyms:
   pious

   Synonyms:
   charming

7. sillyadjective

   semiconscious, witless.

   The impact of the ball knocked him silly.

   Antonyms:
   pious

   Synonyms:
   charming

8. sillyadjective

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

   Antonyms:
   pious

   Synonyms:
   charming

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

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. silly

   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

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

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

1. silly

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

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

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms: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"

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

   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

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

   lacking seriousness; given to frivolity

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

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

   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

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

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

   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

5. punch-drunk, silly, slaphappyadjective

   dazed from or as if from repeated blows

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

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

   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

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1. sillyadjective

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

How to use silly in a sentence?

1. Simone Missick:

   Most perfectest feet EVER, cant wait to spoil her silly!

2. Charles Comiskey:

   This is a little bit of a follow-through from late on Friday, when the prices got kind of silly because of month-end.

3. South Carolina Graham:

   Come to South Carolina and I'll beat his brains out, i know my state. This is a silly season in politics.

4. Elaina Plott:

   We're talking about normalizing hate speech. The Times only aids in that when The Times publishes cartoons and gives this meek, silly little statement of' regret' about The Times.

5. Holly Perkins:

   Even an inexpensive piece of athletic apparel or footwear does wonders, it’s such a silly thing, but a new tank top really can boost your confidence and excitement.

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