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flippant

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of flippant

making light of something usually regarded as serious or sacred

his flippant comment that the poor save on taxes offended many people

Synonyms of flippant

cute, facetious, flip, pert, smart, smart-aleck, smart-alecky, smart-ass, smart-assed, smarty-pants, wise, wiseass

Words Related to flippant

flighty, frivolous

cheeky, cocky, fresh, impertinent, impish, impudent, mischievous, playful, roguish, sassy, saucy, waggish

disrespectful, rude

breezy, casual, glib, inappropriate, thoughtless

Near Antonyms of flippant

grave, serious, sober, solemn, somber (or sombre)

Antonyms of flippant

earnest, sincere

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