as in silly
lacking in seriousness or maturity
it's not appropriate to be goofy at a funeral
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Recent Examples of goofy
Cooper gets considerable humorous mileage out of his goofy stoner role, starting with a guffaw-inducing pratfall entrance involving an exploding carton of oat milk.
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2025
The goofy charm that Bridges brings to the prior films is greatly lacking here, replaced with mordant self-seriousness.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
In one scene, Kardashian Barker was hanging out with her son Reign, who started being goofy while making faces and putting on different voices.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
And Kailey Agpaoa is goofy and funny as Doctor Sister, a self-sacrificing but fierce young woman who has given up her dreams to care of her aging parents while her older sister has a husband and medical career.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2025
The goofy charm that Bridges brings to the prior films is greatly lacking here, replaced with mordant self-seriousness.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
In one scene, Kardashian Barker was hanging out with her son Reign, who started being goofy while making faces and putting on different voices.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
And Kailey Agpaoa is goofy and funny as Doctor Sister, a self-sacrificing but fierce young woman who has given up her dreams to care of her aging parents while her older sister has a husband and medical career.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for goofy
Adjective
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Duncan is a little bit higher and a little bit more innocent, Tristan’s always being a little bit silly, and then Preston’s pretty much [lowers voice] down here.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
20 Oct. 2025
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Nearly two months after losing River, Smith belly-laughed for the first time while watching her two children be silly outside in the rain.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
19 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Apple’s stock is giddier than an 11-year-old who just strong-armed their parents into buying them a smartphone.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
21 Oct. 2025
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Others just get giddy having a green light to upend society’s rules of decorum, even for a short window of time.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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This advocacy, however, proved futile.—
Time,
Time,
20 Oct. 2025
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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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“Goofy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goofy. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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