Synonyms of ninny
Examples of ninny in a Sentence
only a ninny would try to cross a swollen, raging river
was such a ninny that he kept forgetting my name, even though I was wearing a name tag
Recent Examples on the Web
Jane Austen wrote takedowns of this kind of ninny two centuries ago — how fun to see Pike update her twit to the post-Y2K era.
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Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2024
Kopas, who wisely eschews hamming, makes Frank a spry, eloquent presence, although more dourness in the play’s initial scenes might help his character stand out from the salon’s cheerful ninnies.
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Celia Wren,
Washington Post,
4 May 2023
Sure enough, the team at the Greater Chicago Food Depository, an organization that provides food to more than 700 pantries throughout the Chicago area, contacted me and said a conservative donor who thinks me quite the ninny had donated $10,000.
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Rex Huppke,
chicagotribune.com,
16 Dec. 2021
Because some ninny has not read the user manual.
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Sarah Barker,
Outside Online,
19 Mar. 2021
This part of a snow bath is: Yas ninny' bee táádigis bil ádi didiilchil dóó ádaah nidinííldah, or rub your face and body with snow and dust it off.
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Kiliii Yüyan,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Nov. 2020
This Macbeth is something of a ninny, a lightweight who lounges on a throne that seems far too big for him.
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Kyle Smith,
National Review,
2 Nov. 2019
But the story goes that mall proponents had to overcome three tremendous obstacles: the Great Depression, World War II, and the city’s anti-growth ninnies.
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oregonlive.com,
1 Aug. 2019
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Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2024
Kopas, who wisely eschews hamming, makes Frank a spry, eloquent presence, although more dourness in the play’s initial scenes might help his character stand out from the salon’s cheerful ninnies.
—
Celia Wren,
Washington Post,
4 May 2023
Sure enough, the team at the Greater Chicago Food Depository, an organization that provides food to more than 700 pantries throughout the Chicago area, contacted me and said a conservative donor who thinks me quite the ninny had donated $10,000.
—
Rex Huppke,
chicagotribune.com,
16 Dec. 2021
Because some ninny has not read the user manual.
—
Sarah Barker,
Outside Online,
19 Mar. 2021
This part of a snow bath is: Yas ninny' bee táádigis bil ádi didiilchil dóó ádaah nidinííldah, or rub your face and body with snow and dust it off.
—
Kiliii Yüyan,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Nov. 2020
This Macbeth is something of a ninny, a lightweight who lounges on a throne that seems far too big for him.
—
Kyle Smith,
National Review,
2 Nov. 2019
But the story goes that mall proponents had to overcome three tremendous obstacles: the Great Depression, World War II, and the city’s anti-growth ninnies.
—
oregonlive.com,
1 Aug. 2019
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“Ninny.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ninny. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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