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
Some naysayers may dismiss fashion as frivolous or an unessential part of daily life, but for Piersanti, that couldn’t be further from the truth.
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Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
Look, fancy laundry detergent may seem frivolous, but all the best gifts are.
—Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 7 Oct. 2025
Were the subject banal or frivolous, the approach would offer no more than one caper after another.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2025
Many legal experts had considered the lawsuit frivolous and CBS likely to triumph in court.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 6 Oct. 2025
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Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
Look, fancy laundry detergent may seem frivolous, but all the best gifts are.
—Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 7 Oct. 2025
Were the subject banal or frivolous, the approach would offer no more than one caper after another.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2025
Many legal experts had considered the lawsuit frivolous and CBS likely to triumph in court.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 6 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frivolous
Adjective
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Soundside flooding with minor impacts are anticipated later today through at least Wednesday.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Oct. 2025
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Conley likens the hours following a playoff exit to the immediate aftermath of a minor car accident.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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But the tone swings between sour and sweet, grounded and silly, and the jokes run more broadly wacky than precise or original.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Oct. 2025
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In my eyes, much of the charm of a craft brewer is a willingness to be a little silly.—
Bradley Hohulin,
IndyStar,
13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Designed for portability and performance The DGX Spark is small enough to fit in a backpack yet powerful enough to run modern AI reasoning models.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Oct. 2025
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The lasagna gets topped with a layer of small, early spring bulbs like crocuses.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The accompanying video, directed by Charlotte Rutherford, fittingly harkens back to videos of the same era, as Puth embarks on a goofy adventure through a pre-digital world filled with charming claymation figurines and old-school stop motion effects.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
16 Oct. 2025
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Simpson has been sharp ever since that Week 1 loss at Florida State, which now looks even goofier.—
Alex Kirshner,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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In fact, little of that story line, Androsoff argues, is backed up by historical evidence.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
20 Oct. 2025
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Geiger said there's little indication that tariff fears will result in any sort of Halloween pullback by consumers.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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False accusations cannot be rebutted, and any attempt to secure compensation or correction through the courts is futile; no open debate is allowed in the domain of thought and art.—
Jonny Diamond,
Literary Hub,
10 Oct. 2025
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While some fans defended Jones, arguing that the defense was told to let the Jaguars score to give Patrick Mahomes and the offense more time to respond, banking on less than 30 seconds to tie the game proved futile to the Chiefs, who fell to 2-3 on the season.—
Trevor Squire,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Such matters were neither trivial nor flighty.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
16 Oct. 2025
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This would involve assessing what the fate of the wood without intervention—and that’s no trivial feat.—
Syris Valentine,
Scientific American,
16 Oct. 2025
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The crash’s giddy prequel, dramatic unfolding, and shattering aftermath—the Great Depression—has long provided compelling material for writers.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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That has Plattner in a giddy mood.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Frivolous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frivolous. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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