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Silly, especially in a childish way

Showing or characterized by wit or humor

Characterized by fun or playfulness

Of little value or importance

Lacking depth or substance, especially intellectually

Not ultimately successful

Done in a hasty or impulsive manner

Lacking sense, meaning, or purpose

Not very convincing

Irresponsibly extravagant or reckless in nature

Playful, especially in a flirtatious way

Ridiculous, often to the point of being funny

Done for a non-work related purpose

Quick or likely to change consistently

Cheerfully unconcerned about the future or things in general

Naive or innocent as a child would be

Immaterial, not based on, or existing in, reality

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Adjective

Silly, especially in a childish way

feather-brained

lacking seriousness

not thinking clearly

with a mind like a sieve

not the full shilling

slow on the uptake

soft in the head

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“With the exception of Maja, Einstein tended to remain aloof from other children, looking down on their frivolous antics with disdain.”

Adjective

Showing or characterized by wit or humor

tongue-in-cheek

tongue in cheek

mincingly clever

good-humoured^UK

good-humored^US

pulling one's leg

quick on the draw

quick on the uptake

too funny for words

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“Humorous and frivolous banter is seldom the order of the day and can be seen as misplaced or inappropriate, especially in a business setting.”

Adjective

Characterized by fun or playfulness

in high spirits

full of get-up-and-go

bright-eyed and bushy-tailed

good-humoured^UK

full of joie de vivre

good-humored^US

feeling one's oats

full of vim and vigour

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“Right now, you might be asking what these seemingly frivolous fun activities have to do with work.”

Adjective

Of little value or importance

inconsequential

nickel-and-dime

of no consequence

of little account

of little importance

of no importance

not worth mentioning

of little consequence

not worth bothering about

twopenny-halfpenny

not worth speaking of

neither here nor there

of no great concern

of minor importance

beside the point

no great shakes

hardly worth mentioning

of little import

lacking substance

of no significance

feather-brained

of less importance

without rhyme or reason

indistinguishable

too little too late

undistinguishable

few and far between

thin on the ground

hard to come by

underrepresented

dissatisfactory

in short supply

unconsequential

counterproductive

barely sufficient

in the minority

out of the ordinary

hard to make out

impossible to detect

less than ideal

smallest amount of

not good enough

less-than-stellar

extremely small

barely perceptible

invisible to the naked eye

able to be sacrificed

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“It deals with love in a disdainful manner, as a frivolous matter associated with weekly magazines and trivia.”

Adjective

Lacking depth or substance, especially intellectually

“One frivolous theory about its effectiveness was that it was so terrifying that even the psychotic would deny his symptoms to get off the treatment list.”

Adjective

Not ultimately successful

without success

in vicious circle

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“It would open the door to frivolous attempts at altering the Constitution.”

Adjective

Done in a hasty or impulsive manner

hell-for-leather

over-adventurous

jumping to conclusions

over-venturesome

spur-of-the-moment

ill-thought-out

playing with fire

not thought through

badly thought out

self-destructive

overventuresome

bull-in-a-china-shop

as game as Ned Kelly

asleep at the wheel

sticking one's neck out

leading with one's chin

asleep on the job

jumping the gun

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“They charged that the committee's handling of the bill was hasty and frivolous and made a mockery of the legislative process.”

Adjective

Lacking sense, meaning, or purpose

devoid of intelligence

without rhyme or reason

good-for-nothing

dead from the neck up

slow on the uptake

feather-brained

uncomprehending

as thick as two short planks

not the full shilling

wet behind the ears

thick as two short planks

as daft as a brush

off your trolley

unknowledgeable

unsophisticated

a brick short of a load

two sandwiches short of a picnic

as green as grass

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Adjective

Not very convincing

lacking substance

inconsequential

unsubstantiated

without foundation

not making sense

beyond the bounds of possibility

self-contradictory

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Adjective

Irresponsibly extravagant or reckless in nature

self-gratifying

overventuresome

over-adventurous

playing with fire

bull-in-a-china-shop

over-venturesome

hell-for-leather

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Adjective

Playful, especially in a flirtatious way

in high spirits

full of get-up-and-go

bright-eyed and bushy-tailed

good-humoured^UK

good-humored^US

full of joie de vivre

feeling one's oats

full of vim and vigour

tongue-in-cheek

as merry as a grig

in good spirits

as lively as a grig

full of the joys of spring

bright and breezy

laughter-filled

mischief-making

full of vim and vigor

full of mischief

as pleased as Punch

as happy as a clam

as happy as a sandboy

in seventh heaven

tickled to death

beside oneself with joy

on top of the world

floating on air

as happy as Larry

jumping for joy

like a dog with two tails

quick on the draw

quick on the uptake

without a care in the world

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Adjective

Ridiculous, often to the point of being funny

good-humored^US

good-humoured^UK

hysterically funny

killingly funny

screamingly funny

too funny for words

extremely amusing

tongue-in-cheek

a barrel of laughs

tongue in cheek

outrageously funny

a laugh a minute

pulling one's leg

quick on the draw

quick on the uptake

in good spirits

without a care in the world

feeling one's oats

full of get-up-and-go

bright-eyed and bushy-tailed

in high spirits

full of joie de vivre

full of vim and vigour

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Adjective

Done for a non-work related purpose

Adjective

Quick or likely to change consistently

blowing hot and cold

full of ups and downs

constantly changing

vicissitudinous

subject to change

likely to change

continuously changing

always changing

in a state of change

disorganized^US

disorganised^UK

in fits and starts

all over the place

on-again-off-again

on again and off again

few and far between

catch-as-catch-can

out of the common

all over the map

without purpose

in bits and pieces

thin on the ground

not conscientious

all over the shop

without direction

uncharacteristic

ill-thought-out

out of the ordinary

all over the lot

higgledy-piggledy

once in a blue moon

as scarce as hens' teeth

trial and error

by bits and pieces

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Adjective

Cheerfully unconcerned about the future or things in general

blithely unconcerned

carefree and untroubled

living the life of Riley

free from worry

self-centred^UK

self-centered^US

cool, calm and collected

without a care in the world

not giving a toss

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Adjective

Naive or innocent as a child would be

Adjective

Immaterial, not based on, or existing in, reality

imperceptible to the touch

hard to describe

unable to be touched

indistinguishable

barely perceptible

impossible to detect

unrecognizable^US

unrecognisable^UK

lacking definition

out of this world

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