DIPPY Synonyms: 141 Similar and Opposite Words

dippy

adjective

ˈdi-pē

Definition of dippy

as in stupid

showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment a mindless movie about a bunch of dippy teenagers

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Recent Examples of dippy Titaníque is the kind of giddy, dippy, fan-friendly spectacle that invites you to arrive a glass-and-a-half deep, literally or spiritually. — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 13 Apr. 2026 Savannah is direct, cut to the chase, no BS, while Shannon is hippy-dippy, wavy-gravy, all-over-the-map. — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2025 The live-action redo imagines Jumba and his cohort, the dippy Earth expert Pleakley, as aliens far more frequently depicted in human form, as played by Zach Galifianakis and Billy Magnussen. — Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2025 Unfortunately, the outpost isn’t quite in the middle of the hippy-dippy, desert-chic Joshua Tree vibe. — Emme Hall, The Verge, 9 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for dippy

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Adjective

As stupid and trad as the wife-in-the-kitchen expectation is, that’s just a surface issue.

— Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2026
Billionaires presumably didn't become billionaires by being stupid, and only the supremely stupid could fail to see what's coming in California.

— Bradley Gitz, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of stupid

Adjective

Malkmus teases guitarist Greg Ginn for liking the Grateful Dead now and notes how sweet drummer Bill Stevenson seems for answering a reporter’s silly question so thoughtfully.

— Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 10 Nov. 2026
Still, beyond those sillier antics, Fantano’s content come with breathless vigor and detailed context and research.

— Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of silly

Adjective

In our era of No Kings rallies, the contemporary political relevance of a mad ruler demanding public displays of fealty is so obvious that Prikryl doesn’t need to press the point very hard.

— Langdon Hammer, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
Heather may or may not be mad that Tamra took selfies with Jenn and not with her.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of mad

Adjective

At the start of this election cycle, the notion that Democrats would seriously compete in such deep-red bastions as Kansas, Mississippi, South Carolina and Texas would have seemed absurd.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
For the second of two F--- Cancer gigs, Reynoso has racked up a gloriously absurd 13 local bands on one madcap, rapid-fire club bill, where each will swarm the stage rig to plug in and play 10-minute sets before giving way to the next act.

— Aaron Davis, Sacbee.com, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of absurd

Adjective

Taken together, the rules that made up the Way offered a code of conduct for daring greatly, assessing yourself honestly and avoiding idiotic risk.

— Daniel Duane, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2026
With just six 30-minute episodes per season (by design), some of these idiotic run-on stories inevitably hit the cutting room floor.

— Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of idiotic

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