Synonyms of balmy

balmy

adjective

ˈbä-mē 

1

as in temperate

marked by temperatures that are neither too high nor too low

a balmy spring day

Synonyms & Similar Words

• temperate
• sunny
• mild
• gentle
• moderate
• soft
• equable
• genial
• clement
• pleasant
• peaceful
• delightful
• cloudless
• sunshiny
• tranquil
• rainless
• calm
• placid
• clear
• fair
• halcyon
• fine

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• severe
• harsh
• inclement
• breezy
• windy
• stormy
• intemperate
• rough
• rainy
• blustery
• gusty
• misty
• gray
• gloomy
• cloudy
• overcast
• dismal
• foggy
• hazy
• bleak
• blustering
• squally
• raw
• bitter
• showery
• dirty
• foul
• nasty
• sunless

2

as in gentle

not harsh or stern especially in nature or effect

a pleasant, balmy breeze was all that stirred the wildflowers growing near the shore

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gentle
• soothing
• soft
• mild
• mellow
• benign
• light
• quiet
• bland
• delicate
• serene
• smooth
• peaceful
• tender
• tranquil
• calm
• placid
• nonabrasive
• pacific
• easy
• merciful
• compassionate
• lenient
• clement
• sleek
• softening
• slick
• emollient
• cushioning
• buffering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• harsh
• rough
• coarse
• hard
• intense
• powerful
• severe
• caustic
• stern
• exquisite
• abrasive
• fierce
• scathing
• violent
• savage
• strong
• ungentle
• forceful
• forcible
• rugged
• grim
• irritating
• oppressive
• stiff
• roughened
• gruff
• pitiless
• rude
• tyrannical
• roughening
• abrading
• heavy-handed

3

as in silly

showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment

the balmy notion that the IRS wouldn't collect taxes on his lottery winnings

Synonyms & Similar Words

• silly
• foolish
• absurd
• stupid
• insane
• crazy
• mad
• idiotic
• irrational
• zany
• simple
• nutty
• wacky
• daffy
• ridiculous
• fatuous
• dippy
• lunatic
• kooky
• barmy
• fool
• loony
• cuckoo
• unreasonable
• sappy
• out to lunch
• slow
• weak
• dumb
• preposterous
• unwise
• asinine
• dotty
• batty
• jerky
• loony tunes
• fruity
• daft
• screwball
• nonsensical
• witless
• unreasoning
• crackbrained
• inept
• brainless
• wacko
• cockeyed
• senseless
• dim
• dense
• dull
• harebrained
• weak-minded
• simpleminded
• crackpot
• bubbleheaded
• featherheaded
• gaga
• soft
• half-baked
• thick
• vacuous
• opaque
• lunkheaded
• tomfool
• meshuga
• moronic
• dopey
• unreasoned
• half-witted
• obtuse
• thoughtless
• clueless
• brain-dead
• farcical
• ludicrous
• illogical
• oafish
• dorky
• doltish
• mindless
• softheaded
• unintelligent
• fallacious
• empty-headed
• dunderheaded
• gormless
• pinheaded
• lamebrain
• imbecile
• laughable
• invalid
• nonrational
• thickheaded
• surd
• unsound
• notional
• clownish
• feebleminded
• airheaded
• dim-witted
• knuckleheaded
• boobish
• chowderheaded
• slow-witted
• chuckleheaded
• ill-advised
• buffoonish
• unconsidered
• birdbrained

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sound
• sensible
• wise
• bright
• sane
• judicious
• prudent
• reasonable
• intelligent
• valid
• clever
• smart
• sagacious
• rational
• logical
• sage
• sapient
• brainy
• well-advised

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of balmy

If the balmy temperature inside the park isn’t warm enough for you, soothe your muscles in one of the hot tubs. — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 11 Aug. 2026

The southernmost Scandinavian country might not seem like an obvious place to spend the warmer months—its mercurial weather is a far cry from the reliably balmy climes of Marseille or Sorrento. — Stephanie Gavan, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 July 2026

The singer’s fourth album inhabits a balmy medium zone of relentlessly moderate tempos and subdued vocals, where even brief moments of intriguing tension and fuzz get flattened into homogeneity. — Mitch Therieau, Pitchfork, 30 July 2026

The sun is shining, the birds are twittering and the weather is balmy. — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 28 July 2026

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