SILLY


Meaning of SILLY in English

adjective

1.

Synonyms: simple 3, asinine, fatuous, foolish, nitwitted, sheepheaded, unwitty, weak-headed, weak-minded, witless

Related Word: empty, empty-headed, vacuous; irrational, unreasonable; ignorant, unintelligent, unwise

Antonyms: sensible

2.

Synonyms: giddy 1, bird-witted, dizzy, empty-headed, featherbrained, flighty, harebrained, light-headed, rattlebrained, scatterbrained

Related Word: ||balmy, crazy, ||dippy, irrational, off, ||wacked-out

Idioms: silly as a goose

Contrasted words: level-headed, practical, rational, serious

Antonyms: sensible

3.

Synonyms: foolish 2, absurd, crazy, fantastic, harebrained, insane, loony, preposterous, sappy, wacky

Related Word: funny, senseless

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