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
While some moments certainly sizzle more than others, there’s more than enough sincerity and goofy charisma on stage to keep the show powered.
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2025
Appropriately goofy hair and wig designs, when called for, are supplied by Peter Herman while Stephen Gifford’s period scenic designs support the on-stage doings admirably.
—Christopher Smith, Orange County Register, 17 Mar. 2025
With the help of the former ECW mastermind, Roman Reigns offers us the opportunity to earn a WWE contract by playing through a series of increasingly goofy challenges as a custom superstar in a theme-park-like world.
—Joshua Lamb, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
There’s a Moon Alert all day, which adds to the delays and goofy energy and restricts your spending to food and gas.
—Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 16 Mar. 2025
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2025
Appropriately goofy hair and wig designs, when called for, are supplied by Peter Herman while Stephen Gifford’s period scenic designs support the on-stage doings admirably.
—Christopher Smith, Orange County Register, 17 Mar. 2025
With the help of the former ECW mastermind, Roman Reigns offers us the opportunity to earn a WWE contract by playing through a series of increasingly goofy challenges as a custom superstar in a theme-park-like world.
—Joshua Lamb, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
There’s a Moon Alert all day, which adds to the delays and goofy energy and restricts your spending to food and gas.
—Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 16 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for goofy
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Moments that may seem silly or insignificant to others — like sharing a particular greeting, teasing each other in a familiar way or even speaking to each other in silly, baby-ish voices — can be great sources of comfort and familiarity for partners.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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The industry has seen its fair share of terrible ideas, from the downright bizarre to the silly.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
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Somewhere up there in Hoops Heaven, Stormin’ Norman Sloan is one giddy Gator who is almost certainly feeling validated and vindicated about the SEC’s basketball awakening.—
Mike Bianchi,
Orlando Sentinel,
20 Mar. 2025
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Indian cricket legend Harmanpreet Kaur was euphoric, roaring loudly into the Mumbai sky and echoed by 15,000 giddy fans at the Brabourne Stadium.—
Tristan Lavalette,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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However, these attempts are futile, and such baseless rumors will ultimately be consigned to the dustbin of history.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
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Impeachment is seen as a largely futile effort, given the near-zero chance that at least 14 Senate Democrats would join Republicans in convicting and removing any of the judges.—
Sarah Fortinsky,
The Hill,
25 Mar. 2025
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“Goofy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goofy. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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