Synonyms of flippancy

flippancy

noun

ˈfli-pən(t)-sē 

as in lightness

a lack of seriousness often at an improper time

no one appreciates your flippancy during our religious services

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lightness
• cheerfulness
• glee
• silliness
• levity
• frivolity
• facetiousness
• frivolousness
• flightiness
• childishness
• festivity
• cheer
• mirth
• lightheartedness
• joviality
• goofiness
• hilarity
• frothiness
• light-headedness
• light-mindedness
• merriment
• mirthfulness
• gaiety
• gleefulness
• puerility
• high-spiritedness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• seriousness
• earnestness
• gravity
• solemnity
• soberness
• melancholy
• sadness
• depression
• unhappiness
• solemnness
• gloom
• sullenness
• dejection
• moroseness
• despondency
• gloominess
• joylessness
• heartsickness
• downheartedness
• mopes
• dispiritedness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of flippancy

This flippancy may have more than a little to do with the freediving community’s attitude toward Šobat’s breath-holding achievements. — Sean Williams, Outside, 27 Oct. 2025

The flippancy with which these characters are made to bite the dust establishes the film’s combustible tone. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025

We’ve all been cast adrift in the cognitive dissonance between the visceral seriousness of the crime and the abject flippancy of the shooter, the brutality of the shooting and the memes reacting to Kirk’s bigoted views. — Raven Smith, Vogue, 18 Sep. 2025

There are, at times, flashes of exasperation in her responses to Agnes’ possessiveness or flippancy. — Jon Frosch, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019