flippant

adjective

ˈfli-pənt How to pronounce flippant (audio)
Definition of flippantnext
as in cute
making light of something usually regarded as serious or sacred his flippant comment that the poor save on taxes offended many people

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Recent Examples of flippant And for Lestat’s part, Louis has been flippant with his feelings. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 15 July 2026 Your method of dismissing your flippant remarks, then, is probably the next best option to silence. — R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2026 Chick lit was flippant and fizzy and fun, above all, as effervescent and guiltless as a vodka soda. — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 4 May 2026 Like the Oakley-wearing guy’s flippant comment about Monet, the essayist’s claims about my book came from of a failure of introspection. — Literary Hub, 6 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for flippant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flippant
  1. cute
  2. facetious
  3. playful
  4. inappropriate
  5. wise
Adjective
  • But don’t let the cute style fool you—this look is super practical, too.
    — Kayla Becker, Travel + Leisure, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Continue down Main Street in Catskill to find tons of the cute shops upstate New York is known for, in particular Stay Forever for gifts, Spike’s for records, and Magpie for used books.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of cute
Adjective
  • The excess of emotion often scans as winkingly facetious, a dramatization to demonstrate just how deeply a person loves books.
    — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 8 July 2026
  • The first thing he was asked, by another reporter who witnessed the debate, was a facetious question of whether he’s given MVP any thought.
    — Jared Weiss, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2026
Definition of facetious
Adjective
  • For good measure, Pabst’s social media updates took a tongue-in-cheek approach that may have actually convinced people the posts were more playful than actual pleas for help.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The world went in, and pliant, playful interpretations flowed out.
    — Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of playful
Adjective
  • During the first week of school, a Diamond Hill-Jarvis High School teacher was placed on leave over allegations of an inappropriate relationship with a student.
    — Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The content was inappropriate and does not reflect our values.
    — Gregg Evans, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of inappropriate
Adjective
  • And another small change may also have benefited him, both mentally and timing-wise.
    — Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
  • And that’s both take-wise as well as diversity-wise and gender-wise and religion-wise and industry-wise.
    — Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of wise

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“Flippant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flippant. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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