Synonyms of giddy

giddy

adjective

ˈgi-dē 

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• goofy
• silly
• futile
• playful
• dizzy
• happy
• frivolous
• scatterbrained
• foolish
• ditzy
• frothy
• puerile
• yeasty
• harebrained
• crazy
• scatty
• flighty
• light-headed
• light-minded
• featherbrained
• thoughtless
• inane
• shallow
• exuberant
• fatuous
• giggly
• nonsensical
• superficial
• witless
• birdbrained
• daffy
• fluttery
• flippant
• daft
• lighthearted
• sappy
• light
• fruity

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• serious
• earnest
• sober
• melancholy
• thoughtful
• somber
• grave
• serious-minded
• unfrivolous
• severe
• heavy
• solemn
• dignified
• staid
• sedate
• no-nonsense

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dizzy
• whirling
• woozy
• reeling
• vertiginous
• dazed
• weak
• swimmy
• faint
• light-headed
• aswoon
• confused
• befuddled
• groggy
• addled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stable
• steady
• clearheaded

3

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ecstatic
• excited
• enthusiastic
• euphoric
• rapturous
• thrilled
• elated
• exhilarated
• enraptured
• delighted
• rhapsodic
• intoxicated
• rapt
• heady
• pleased
• entranced
• triumphant
• happy
• over the moon
• enrapt
• jubilant
• exultant
• joyful
• satisfied
• enchanted
• elevated
• rejoicing
• on cloud nine
• blissful
• joyous
• glad
• gung ho
• glorying
• gratified
• tickled
• blissed-out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• depressed
• sad
• unhappy
• miserable
• melancholy
• gloomy
• dejected
• glum
• sorry
• forlorn
• mournful
• blue
• crestfallen
• sorrowful
• despondent
• wretched
• joyless
• heartsick
• low
• heartbroken
• disconsolate
• doleful
• woebegone
• downcast
• woeful
• inconsolable
• saddened
• disheartened
• down
• hangdog
• brokenhearted
• downhearted
• low-spirited
• heartsore

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of giddy

Faria offers that audience compassion while drawing giddy irony from what his most out-of-touch characters still think happens in Hollywood. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 21 July 2026

Remind yourself that these giddy infatuated feelings are all part of the act. — R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 16 July 2026

Take the Midnight Rave at House of Yes, where attendees are giddy to support the promoters, Kseniya Sovenko and Mary Wolff, better known on social media as NYC Rave Girls. — Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork, 15 July 2026

Travis and Jason took a giddy Taylor Swift to catch a game between their alma mater, the Cincinnati Bearcats and the Nebraska Cornhuskers, back in August 2025. — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026