Synonyms for flippant
- adjective
All synonyms
Adjective
1. Glib
glib, frivolous, impudent, insolent, thoughtless, disrespectful, irreverent, impertinent, unserious, cheeky, petulant, superficial, pert, voluble, impious, airy, forward, fluent, chutzpadik, cavalier, brazen, sassy
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Definitions
- adj. 1
Showing disrespect through a casual attitude, levity, and a lack of due seriousness; pert.
Related words
- Word family
- flippancy flippantly
Example sentences
- frivolous Tom doesn't spend his money on frivolous things.
- insolent Her insolent remarks to her boss cost her her job.
- glib He may seem glib, but he knows what he's talking about.
- impudent The impudent child extended her legs across my lap.
By length
- 4 letters
- airy2, glib1, pert1
- 5 letters
- sassy2
- 6 letters
- cheeky2, fluent2, brazen2
- 7 letters
- forward2, impious3, voluble3
- 8 letters
- cavalier3, insolent3, petulant3, impudent
- 9 letters
- frivolous3, unserious
- 10 letters
- irreverent4, chutzpadik
- 11 letters
- superficial4, thoughtless2, impertinent4
- 13 letters
- disrespectful4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (airy2 = 2 syllables).