DITZY Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

ditzy

adjective

ˈdit-sē

variants or ditsy

Definition of ditzy

as in goofy

lacking in seriousness or maturity a ditzy comedy full of juvenile humor

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Recent Examples of ditzy Buddhist, recently widowed, and a successful artist, Rose is ditsy and rather eccentric, but is grounded by a 13-year-old step-granddaughter. — The Know, Denver Post, 31 May 2026 After portraying Shields with a more distracted and ditzy personality, O'Hara even went on to perform a satirical musical number as part of her impression. — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026 In the entry, a ditsy print (Schumacher’s Margie Floral in Porcelain) climbs up the walls and carries the blue-and-white combo upstairs, where the primary suite embraces those same sky-worshipping shades—a tip of the hat to the scenery outside. — Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 5 June 2026 The film’s theatrical provenance reveals itself in long monologues in the Marilyn confessional room, and Pedretti delivers one that reveals the depth beyond Cherry’s ditzy exterior. — Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 26 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ditzy

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Adjective

Margaret, what the president said is just goofy word salad.

— CBS News, CBS News, 28 June 2026
As Buffy’s bafoonish brother, Dave Sheridan played an unlikely killer (though Doofy GIlmore ends up being far less goofy than originally expected).

— Skyler Trepel, Entertainment Weekly, 27 June 2026

Definition of goofy

Adjective

Ureña, a 22-year-old right-hander who has emerged as another potential ace, speaks of Soriano with a giddy amusement mixed with a solemn respect for how the starter has survived in the big leagues.

— Liana Handler, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
For now, the stock market and the credit market are telling slightly different stories about the same companies, one giddy and one wary.

— Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026

Definition of giddy

Adjective

Exciting and futile The Humans to Titan Summit was both exciting and futile, said Pascal Lee, chairman of the Mars Institute and a planetary scientist at the SETI Institute.

— Leonard David, Space.com, 3 July 2026
All these plans acknowledge the experience gap, namely that training without arranging relevant work experience is often futile.

— Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

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