GIGGLY Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

giggly

adjective

Definition of giggly

as in playful

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Recent Examples of giggly Despite charming performances from Waddingham and Temple, Rebecca and Keeley’s business plot never lives up to its potential because these colleagues continue to interact like giggly teenagers at a slumber party. — Judy Berman, Time, 5 Aug. 2026 The mother-daughter duo was captured sharing a giggly moment during the men’s finals. — Meg Walters, InStyle, 14 July 2026 The children are giggly and boisterous, their voices ricocheting off the walls around us. — Anderson Tepper, Literary Hub, 30 Mar. 2026

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Adjective

The Aries Full Moon activates your playful 5th house, bringing creativity, romance, self-expression, or a personal passion into sharper focus.

— Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
Social and playful 694 faces Katmai Brady Bunch member 620, while two bears that overcame incredible odds, 610 and 89 (Backpack), vie for votes in the other first round fight.

— Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of playful

Adjective

In the race to bring AI to the enterprise, Microsoft has been criticized for falling behind Anthropic's Claude and OpenAI's ChatGPT, so Friday's exuberant market reaction is notable.

— Matthew J. Belvedere,Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026
On occasion, overly exuberant executives have set up their successors for failure, by publicly pursuing audacious, sometimes inspiring, but ultimately unachievable goals as a part of their legacy.

— Johannes Teyssen, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of exuberant

Adjective

Matthew Rhys and Keri Russell know how to keep the competitive nature at television's most prestigious award show fun and lighthearted.

— Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2026
The idea had been brewing ever since Kennedy opened up about her high school antics during a lighthearted conversation with her dad at an airport a few years after graduating.

— Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of lighthearted

Adjective

But there is a saying in the military that leadership sets the tone, and when the most senior leaders are flippant at best, and cruel at worst, many will understand that to be the permissible standard.

— Andrea N. Goldstein, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026
Kyles suggested, recalling her immediate response to the president’s seemingly flippant remark.

— Chris Quintana, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of flippant

Adjective

The vegan and cruelty-free brand’s popular Sweetheart style is my favorite for soft, fluttery volume that still looks natural.

— Amanda Le, InStyle, 14 Sep. 2026
But a closer look at her face revealed a less-gimmicky glam aesthetic, complete with stringent, skinny brows, fluttery lashes, rhinestone freckles, bronze contour and a dark bronze smoky eye.

— Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of fluttery

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