Silly Synonyms
Silly is an adjective. Its synonyms include foolish, stupid, unintelligent, idiotic, brainless, mindless, witless, imbecilic, imbecile, and doltish. Its antonyms are sensible and rational. Here are some additional synonyms for "silly" with example sentences.
Another word for silly
191 other ways to say silly.
1. in the sense of foolish
- foolish
- unintelligent
- brainless
- witless
- imbecile
- imprudent
- rash
- foolhardy
- mad
- unstable
- feather-brained
- frivolous
- fatuous
- immature
- puerile
- empty-headed
- slow-witted
- crazy
- screwy
- brain-dead
- thick
- birdbrained
- pinheaded
- dim
- dippy
- fat-headed
- boneheaded
- chuckleheaded
- wooden-headed
- damfool
- dotty
- divvy
- glaikit
- chowderheaded
- dotish
- unwise
- inadvisable
- ill-considered
- inappropriate
- irrational
- hare-brained
- ridiculous
- laughable
- farcical
- asinine
- stupid
- idiotic
- mindless
- imbecilic
- doltish
- thoughtless
- reckless
- irresponsible
- erratic
- scatterbrained
- flighty
- giddy
- inane
- childish
- half-baked
- half-witted
- weak-minded
- loopy
- soft
- cretinous
- thickheaded
- pea-brained
- dopey
- dim-witted
- pie-faced
- blockheaded
- lamebrained
- dunderheaded
- muttonheaded
- daft
- scatty
- dappy
- dumb-ass
- dof
- tomfool
- senseless
- injudicious
- misguided
- illogical
- unreasonable
- absurd
- ludicrous
- risible
- preposterous
2. in the sense of trivial
- trivial
- frivolous
- petty
- small
- minor
- unimportant
- of little account
- piddling
- trifling
- footling
- niggling
- slight
- insignificant
- inconsequential
- piffling
- small-bore
3. in the sense of senseless
- senseless
- unconscious
- dopey
- into oblivion
- into a daze
- dazed
- stupefied
- muzzy
- insensible
- stupid
- into a stupor
- into senselessness
- numb
- stunned
- groggy
4. in the sense of nincompoop
- nincompoop
- simpleton
- ninny
- dope
- dummy
- goon
- fathead
- chucklehead
- lamebrain
- pea-brain
- thickhead
- pinhead
- birdbrain
- noodle
- silly billy
- nit
- twit
- twerp
- sumph
- balloon
- boob
- goofball
- goofus
- dumbhead
- lummox
- simp
- coot
- poop
- dingleberry
- dill
- galah
- bogan
- boofhead
- muttonhead
- clodpole
- mooncalf
- dunce
- nitwit
- dimwit
- dumbo
- chump
- jackass
- bonehead
- knucklehead
- clod
- pudding-head
- wooden-head
- airhead
- scatterbrain
- donkey
- stupe
- clot
- berk
- nyaff
- gowk
- bozo
- schlepper
- goof
- galoot
- dumbass
- dip
- spud
- palooka
- yo-yo
- drongo
- alec
- nong
- poon
- mompara
- noddy
- spoony
Silly Sentences
That was a really silly mistake.
Stop being silly and focus now.
She wore a silly hat today.
He told a very silly joke.
Silly Rhymes
- abdominopelvically
- anatomically
- antithetically
- artfully
- authentically
- autocratically
- awfully
- bally
- belly
- beneficially
- billy
- brutally
- carefully
- categorically
- centrally
- characteristically
- cheerfully
- chilly
- civilly
- coincidentally
- commercially
- confidentially
- contextually
- continually
- conventionally
- critically
- cruelly
- crybully
- cully
- dally
- delightfully
- despotically
- diabolically
- diametrically
- dictatorially
- dilly
- dismally
- distastefully
- distressfully
- diurnally
- dolefully
- dolly
- doolally
- dreadfully
- dully
- dynamically
- effectually
- electronically
- elementally
- emphatically