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as in goofy
lacking in seriousness or maturity
the giddy youngsters continued to laugh, joke, and make faces during the ceremonies the old guy's having an affair with a giddy twentysomething
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as in dizzy
having a feeling of being whirled about and in danger of falling down
I love the giddy feeling you get riding roller coasters
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as in ecstatic
experiencing or marked by overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion
he's clearly giddy at the news that his ailing grandfather will be fine
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Recent Examples of giddy
Wishing you a week of dulcet tones, giddy resistance, and a thousand pancakes.
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Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 6 Feb. 2026
Both have giddy politicians collecting lots of tax from outsiders.
—Brad Weisenstein, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
Guardiola was always a stern taskmaster with Sane, never overly praising him and often reeling back giddy reporters keen to hype the German star.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
The mood at the event was giddy, even as the crowd thinned.
—Belinda Luscombe, Time, 28 Jan. 2026
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Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 6 Feb. 2026
Both have giddy politicians collecting lots of tax from outsiders.
—Brad Weisenstein, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
Guardiola was always a stern taskmaster with Sane, never overly praising him and often reeling back giddy reporters keen to hype the German star.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
The mood at the event was giddy, even as the crowd thinned.
—Belinda Luscombe, Time, 28 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for giddy
Adjective
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But this movie gets to show so many different types of personalities and characters and boldness and fearlessness, and these su- per-hot, badass women who are also goofy, silly and cute.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2026
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And for one of our goofier episodes, that's a real human, truthful, universal, elegant, touching speech.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Feb. 2026
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The thought is feeling dizzy and messy and muddy and tired but still flying.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Feb. 2026
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That would be Gran Canaria, introduced in the film’s dizzy opening shot.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
5 Feb. 2026
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Alonzo Carter, hired in December to lead the program, was spotted in Instagram posts among ecstatic Hornets football players on campus when Orr and Wood told them the FBS move was official.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
16 Feb. 2026
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The arousal, reward, and bonding systems that produce the ecstatic connection of limerence are also central to the development of addiction.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Maybe the Pac-12 and Mountain West will look silly for not buying in, then watch as the NFC West bids against the Premier League and Marvel Cinematic Universe for the Hornets.—
Jason Kirk,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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Since then, the fizzy dance challenge has exploded on TikTok, with tons of fans re-creating the clip’s silly dance moves in their kitchens, parking garages, living rooms, Times Square and hospital corridors.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
18 Feb. 2026
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This defeatist thinking is misguided and assumes action will be futile.—
Jim Costa,
Mercury News,
17 Feb. 2026
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All throughout the film, there are images of terrible things being done to other creatures, as if to express the humans’ futile attempts to tamp down their natural urges.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
16 Feb. 2026
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Few rappers kicked off the 2010s with more buzz than A$AP Rocky, who along with his A$AP Mob collective swept through New York and eventually the whole country with his easy swagger, woozy beats and electric rhymes.—
Carl Lamarre,
Billboard,
29 Jan. 2026
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Whether his work on Anderson’s woozy epic of resistance is his personal best is debatable — the competition is fierce.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Giddy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/giddy. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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