Synonyms of goofy

goofy

adjective

ˈgü-fē 

as in silly

lacking in seriousness or maturity

it's not appropriate to be goofy at a funeral

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of goofy

Teammates appreciated Suzuki’s ability to shift between being serious about his craft to being goofy during all the downtime of a long season. — Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026

The Prestige is goofier than director Christopher Nolan’s other works, and arguably his most fun film. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2026

This gives the Blackjaw a more compact, natural form without having a big, goofy faux-carabiner jutting out the end. — New Atlas, 29 Sep. 2026

But his firmly comedic approach, primarily filtered through goofy ironic commentary in the tradition of Monty Python, makes the specificity of his survey go down smoothly. — Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 14 Sep. 2026