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
Worse for Wilson, Sherman's Hall of Fame broadcast teammate, Tony Gonzalez, bordered on flippant in dismissing Wilson's candidacy.
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Mike Sando, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Kimmel, who has spent most of his late-night career as a flippant but not particularly scandalous figure, acknowledged just how scary things had become that the White House might take aim at him.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 24 Sep. 2025
The kids get an assist from Sally Hardesty herself (Olwen Fouéré), whom the film treats with such flippant disregard that the matter should be tried in court.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Sep. 2025
This week in politics In the hours after conservative activist and Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk was fatally shot at Utah Valley University, a Kansas school board member and state employee made a flippant Facebook comment.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2025
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Mike Sando, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Kimmel, who has spent most of his late-night career as a flippant but not particularly scandalous figure, acknowledged just how scary things had become that the White House might take aim at him.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 24 Sep. 2025
The kids get an assist from Sally Hardesty herself (Olwen Fouéré), whom the film treats with such flippant disregard that the matter should be tried in court.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Sep. 2025
This week in politics In the hours after conservative activist and Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk was fatally shot at Utah Valley University, a Kansas school board member and state employee made a flippant Facebook comment.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flippant
Adjective
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Fall travel season is here, and my suitcase is officially in its comfy-but-cute era.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Nov. 2025
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Shoppers call out the cute and functional design.—
Kim Grundy,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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His posture is authoritative without being imposing, his voice warm without being facetious.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
5 Dec. 2025
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Powell was, of course, being facetious, as the low-quality videos featured the actor as a teen running and jumping in the street and lip-syncing to the song while wearing a yacht captain’s hat.—
Rachel DeSantis,
PEOPLE,
17 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Hudson’s performance kicks into a surprising dramatic gear, the actress’s playful Milwaukee accent settling into a relatively somber key, grappling with dreams dashed.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Jan. 2026
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From minimalist finishes to playful graphics and elevated textures, these manicures set the tone for the year ahead, proving that short nails aren’t a fallback—they’re the focus.—
Kat Suico,
InStyle,
8 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The class counsel has argued that objectors are raising either points that were already decided, inappropriate for this forum, or unreasonable to address.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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But some former students recently accused Gabbard, whose name is on the high school gym floor, of inappropriate conduct.—
Victoria Moorwood,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
5 Nov. 2025
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Or similarly, users pointing out that the Ratliff children, when seated three abreast, resemble the three wise monkeys of see no evil, speak no evil, hear no evil.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
7 Jan. 2026
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Up in the balcony, even Statler and Waldorf have stopped cracking wise.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Flippant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flippant. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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