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. Rick Peters:

   This is a silly discussion, nobody needs an assault weapon.

2. Pete Cunningham:

   If I want to buy a new house then I can go around and I can check to see whether there is damp patches around or whether the current owners have painted over and tried to hide any issues with leaks or damp patches, so that's another great example, also silly things like I'm going into the bakers and getting the freshest bread, you can point the phone up and identify where the freshest bread is. Or I let my dog out in the evening and it's pitch black, so now I can find my dog without having to chase around and rummage in bushes.

3. Chris Jackson/Getty Images Harry:

   I phoned Willy and Getty Images Kate, asked what they thought. Nazi uniform, they said, i rented Getty Images Kate, plus a silly moustache, and went back to the house.

4. Robert Doar:

   The Harvest Box is a silly idea and probably not going anywhere, but the integrity office is a good step to take…It helps make sure that the program is not only about getting the benefits, but also making sure people are getting back to work.

5. Michel de Montaigne:

   No man is exempt from saying silly things; the mischief is to say them deliberately.