silly
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Definition of silly
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Other Words from silly
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Synonyms & Antonyms for silly
Synonyms: Adjective
birdbrained, ditzy (or ditsy), dizzy, featherbrained, flighty, frivolous, frothy, futile, giddy, goofy, harebrained, light-headed, light-minded, puerile, scatterbrained, yeasty
Antonyms: Adjective
earnest, serious, serious-minded, sober, unfrivolous
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Examples of silly in a Sentence
Adjective
I hope I didn't make any silly mistakes. The idea does seem a bit silly. That's the silliest thing I've ever heard. You drove in this weather? What a silly thing to do! Silly me. I locked myself out of the car again. Ask a silly question, and you get a silly answer. “I can't ask you to do that.” “Don't be silly. It is my pleasure.” What a silly little purse. It looks too small to hold everything that I'd need to carry. I'm tired of watching silly movies. The book was a silly waste of time.
Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
Why such a silly error, security researchers wondered, gawking in disbelief around the world? — Wired, "Wouldn’t It Be Great If People Could Vote on the Blockchain?," 3 Sep. 2019 To blame it all on Green — as thousands of fans around here are — is silly. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Column: Decisions over Fernando Tatis Jr., Andy Green, farm system facing Padres," 24 Aug. 2019 But these attempts to get Bernadette help are silly, the movie seems to say. — Maya Phillips, The New Yorker, "“Where’d You Go, Bernadette” and the False Dream That Art Will Fulfill You," 22 Aug. 2019 Star Trek’s sillier, campier contemporary, Lost in Space (1965-1968, rebooted in 2018), melded the sitcom and sci-fi genres by shooting an ordinary suburban family into space in a takeoff on The Swiss Family Robinson. — Joanna Scutts, Curbed, "The shows we’ve lived by," 14 Aug. 2019 But the pop diva gets style points for creativity in a silly internet challenge making the rounds. — David Clark Scott, The Christian Science Monitor, "Monday Sunrise Edition: US women are defiant world champions," 8 July 2019 Sidewalk panels painted with business logos look silly and peel after a few months. — Steven Litt, cleveland.com, "Shaker Square plan offers bold solutions, but real work has only begun — Steven Litt," 7 July 2019 The first two episodes will jump right in to the silly and the serious. — Heather Finn, Good Housekeeping, "Everything You Need to Know About 'Life in Pieces' Season 4," 5 Apr. 2019 Some interludes are silly, some are loud, some are sonnets. — Los Angeles Times, "Hollywood Bowl rehearsals are a soothing morning escape. And they’re free," 1 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'silly.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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