Synonyms for flighty
- adjective
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
2. Hare-brained
3. Fickle
fickle, capricious, erratic, eccentric, giddy, reckless, mercurial, wild, light-headed, inconstant, thoughtless, frivolous, flimsy, cracked, unsteady, unstable, changeable, changeful rare
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Given to unplanned and silly ideas or actions.
- adj. 2
That flies easily or often.
- adj. 3
Swift.
Related words
- Word family
- flightiness
Example sentences
- fickle Women are very fickle. Trusting them is foolish.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| flighty | rising | |
| fickle | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- wild1
- 5 letters
- giddy2
- 6 letters
- spooky2, fickle2, flimsy2
- 7 letters
- nervous2, cracked1, erratic3
- 8 letters
- unstable3, reckless2, volatile3, unsteady3, skittish2
- 9 letters
- eccentric3, transient2, frivolous3, mercurial4, changeful
- 10 letters
- capricious3, changeable3, inconstant
- 11 letters
- thoughtless2
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (giddy2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- candide