Synonyms of scatty

scatty

adjective

ˈska-tē 

chiefly British, informal

as in goofy

lacking in seriousness or maturity

We love her as a friend but she's way too scatty to be relied upon for anything important.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of scatty

And Eve’s a bit scatty and all over the place, and Villanelle’s so lush and confident. — David Kamp, WSJ, 5 Nov. 2018

A lot of her frenetic, scatty energy came from Bronte Carmichael, who was the voice performer for Robin. — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 21 Jan. 2024