1
as in minor
lacking importance
judges are getting sick of people bringing frivolous lawsuits
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2
as in silly
lacking in seriousness or maturity
when asked by the waiter if we wanted anything else that evening, we made a frivolous request for free drinks
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Recent Examples of frivolous
All of this has squandered public resources by requiring frivolous elections and special legislative sessions and abused the public’s trust.
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Dallas Morning News, Twin Cities, 1 May 2026
The board said the reincorporation in Texas would allow for improvements to shareholder rights and more clarity and predictability on decision-making for directors, reduce the potential for frivolous litigation, and take advantage of Texas' business-friendly reputation.
—Dylan Sherman, Arkansas Online, 27 Apr. 2026
In his State of the Town speech April 1, Carfora argued his proposal didn’t include frivolous requests or pie-in-the-sky new projects.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2026
The petition seeking a special prosecutor is frivolous, contains baseless allegations and gross misrepresentations of the law.
—Sabrina Franza, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
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Dallas Morning News, Twin Cities, 1 May 2026
The board said the reincorporation in Texas would allow for improvements to shareholder rights and more clarity and predictability on decision-making for directors, reduce the potential for frivolous litigation, and take advantage of Texas' business-friendly reputation.
—Dylan Sherman, Arkansas Online, 27 Apr. 2026
In his State of the Town speech April 1, Carfora argued his proposal didn’t include frivolous requests or pie-in-the-sky new projects.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2026
The petition seeking a special prosecutor is frivolous, contains baseless allegations and gross misrepresentations of the law.
—Sabrina Franza, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frivolous
Adjective
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After seeking out a nearby fishmonger and calculating what this ingredient would cost me (a precious $30 per pound), I was left with a minor headache.—
Nina Moskowitz,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
10 May 2026
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Richards opened the season in Philadelphia’s minor-league system, made nine appearances at the Triple-A level, was called up to the parent club on April 30 and pitched twice for the Phillies before he was traded to the Sox on Tuesday.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
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Otherwise, those bobbleheads will look a little silly.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
8 May 2026
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If that strikes you as twee or downright silly, Olivia Newman‘s touchy-feely weepie is not on your wavelength.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
7 May 2026
Adjective
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August 23 – September 22 One small fix today could make everything run better.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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These mad scientists then trained a small flock of sheep to recognize four celebrities—Emma Watson, Barack Obama, Jake Gyllenhaal, and the BBC newsreader Fiona Bruce—from their pictures on the internet.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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But the goofier parts of Over Your Dead Body offer some hope for the future.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
27 Apr. 2026
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There’s a steadiness to Tung/Wonder Woman that stands out for its quiet authority in a frequently goofy landscape peppered with poisonous robes and finger-eating minions.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
24 Apr. 2026
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The hearts and minds of Braves players were on Bobby Cox on a sunny evening at Dodger Stadium before the middle game of a three-game series against the Dodgers — a game that meant very little, considering the news of the day.—
Chad Bishop,
AJC.com,
10 May 2026
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The peas themselves are piled like cabochons over a thin pastry shell, dressed in a tart citrus vinaigrette and studded with slivers of pickled shallots that deliver bracing little sparks of brine against the crisp sweetness of the legumes.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
10 May 2026
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But although resistance is similarly futile, their goals are less about assimilation than worshipping the obsessive Grant's wife, Starla (Elizabeth Banks).—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
1 May 2026
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His father was a schoolteacher and a member of the Nazi Party; Baselitz, who was seven at the cessation of World War II, would later recall the smoke rising from firebombed Dresden as his mother hurried her children through the city in a futile attempt to escape the Russians.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
1 May 2026
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No competition was too trivial.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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The third day of the NFL Draft can feel a bit trivial.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
26 Apr. 2026
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Coming off an evening that included giddy meetings with Robert De Niro and Andy Serkis, and a morning spent on Good Morning America, Brammall nevertheless appears chipper without the aid of any caffeine during our sit-down.—
Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
30 Apr. 2026
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Eurodance with the bass-heavy Swedish genre EPA-dunk and 3Cha—the giddy electronic dance music from Thaiboy’s home region of Isaan in Thailand—to form a new kind of globalist hyperpop.—
Harry Thorfinn-George,
Pitchfork,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Frivolous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frivolous. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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