Word Explorer

Frivolous

🔄 Synonyms of "Frivolous"

14 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
lightnoun	(physics, uncountable) Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye (about 400–750 nanometers): visible light.
trivialnoun	Ignorable; of little significance or value.
giddyverb	(predicative only) Feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down; dizzy.
sillynoun	Laughable or amusing through foolishness or a foolish appearance.
flippant	Showing disrespect through a casual attitude, levity, and a lack of due seriousness; pert.
flighty	Given to unplanned and silly ideas or actions.
featherbrained	Alternative spelling of feather-brained. [Foolish, scatterbrained.]
flyawaynoun	(of hair) Soft, light, unruly, and difficult to set into a style.
dizzynoun	Experiencing a sensation of whirling and of being giddy, unbalanced, or lightheaded.
light-headed	Dizzy or feeling faint, usually as a result of a drop in blood pressure to the brain; delirious.
empty-headed	Silly and lacking sense or discretion; featherbrained or scatterbrained.
airheaded	(slang, idiomatic, derogatory) Unintelligent.
light-minded	Not given to heavy thoughts or thinking, frivolous, not serious.
idleverb	Not engaged in any occupation or employment; unemployed; inactive; doing nothing in particular.

↔️ Antonyms of "Frivolous"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
serious	Important; weighty; not insignificant.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Frivolous"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
empty-headed	Silly and lacking sense or discretion; featherbrained or scatterbrained.
airheaded	(slang, idiomatic, derogatory) Unintelligent.
featherbrained	Alternative spelling of feather-brained. [Foolish, scatterbrained.]
silly	Laughable or amusing through foolishness or a foolish appearance.
flighty	Given to unplanned and silly ideas or actions.
flippant	Showing disrespect through a casual attitude, levity, and a lack of due seriousness; pert.
light-minded	Not given to heavy thoughts or thinking, frivolous, not serious.
trivial	Ignorable; of little significance or value.
light-headed	Dizzy or feeling faint, usually as a result of a drop in blood pressure to the brain; delirious.
giddy	(predicative only) Feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down; dizzy.
dizzynoun	Experiencing a sensation of whirling and of being giddy, unbalanced, or lightheaded.
idle	Not engaged in any occupation or employment; unemployed; inactive; doing nothing in particular.
flyaway	(of hair) Soft, light, unruly, and difficult to set into a style.
lightnoun	(physics, uncountable) Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye (about 400–750 nanometers): visible light.
ridiculous	Deserving of ridicule; foolish, absurd.
rogue	(of an animal, especially an elephant) Vicious and solitary.
whimsical	Given to whimsy.
petty	(often derogatory) Having little or no importance.
abusive	Being physically or emotionally injurious; characterized by repeated violence or other abuse.
shallow	Having little depth; significantly less deep than wide.