FLIGHTY Synonyms: 111 Similar and Opposite Words

flighty

adjective

ˈflī-tē

as in excitable

easily excited by nature you have to be quiet while the deer are grazing, as they are flighty animals and will run if they hear you

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as in goofy

lacking in seriousness or maturity flighty and giggly preteens at their first dance

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Recent Examples of flighty People have the desire to evolve together, and get past the minor annoyances of a Gemini being too flighty for an intense Scorpio or a Leo’s dramatics overshadowing Taurus’s kindness. —

Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2026 Lest he be dismissed as a flighty lefty, Danbank revealed some details about his family’s political history. —

Steve Buckley, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2026 Big investors including pensions and insurance companies with long-term liabilities are seen as better sources of capital for multiyear corporate loans than banks funded by short-term deposits, which can be flighty, private credit operators told CNBC. —

Hugh Son, CNBC, 23 Jan. 2026 Matilda, a recent high school graduate, has grown up with a flighty mother and a revolving door of homes. —

Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for flighty

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An unexpected collaboration opportunity is very possible under today’s trine between excitable Mars and erratic Uranus.

— Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026
At the Ricardo residence in the ’50s sitcom I Love Lucy, over-the-top housewife Lucy and Ricky, her excitable husband, were always getting into some sort of entertaining hijinks.

— Michael Gioia, Architectural Digest, 1 Apr. 2026