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Synonyms for frivolous

Most common

trivial silly foolish petty

All synonyms

Adjective

1. Trivial — of little weight or importance; not worth notice; slight; trivial

trivial, silly, foolish, petty, flippant, puerile, futile, trifling, idle, worthless, childish, insignificant, ridiculous, empty-headed, inconsequential, unserious, inane, unimportant, light, vain, flimsy, empty

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Of little weight or importance; not worth notice; slight; trivial.

Related words

Word family
frivolosity frivolousness frivol frivolity

Example sentences

  • silly Tom gets confused and says silly things sometimes.
  • petty Sami started getting into trouble for petty theft.
  • trivial The conclusion may seem trivial: Esperanto exists.
  • flippant Her flippant attitude won't get her hired.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
frivoloussteady
sillyrising
pettysteady
trivialrising
flippantrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
idle2, vain1
5 letters
light1, empty2, silly2, petty2, inane2
6 letters
futile2, flimsy2
7 letters
foolish2, trivial3, puerile2
8 letters
childish2, trifling2, flippant2
9 letters
worthless2, unserious
10 letters
ridiculous4
11 letters
unimportant4
13 letters
insignificant5
15 letters
inconsequential5

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (idle2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
frivole
Italiano
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Español
frívolo
Deutsch
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