ditz

Definition of ditznext
as in scatterbrain
a silly flighty person I felt like a total ditz for forgetting about the appointment

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Recent Examples of ditz There’s a tramp, a ditz, a bad boss, a hippie, a by-the-book good girl. Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ditz
Noun
  • Being a gent or a supplicant wasn’t the same as being a fool, though.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 29 June 2026
  • Don’t let the simple style fool you, though, because the ultra-soft foam insoles provide solid arch support.
    Caitlyn Fitzpatrick, PEOPLE, 29 June 2026
Noun
  • Winnie, on the other hand, is a flibbertigibbet of stream-of-consciousness.
    Han Ong, New Yorker, 22 June 2025
  • Projects about Monroe have handled her personal life to varying degrees of success, often leaning into her flibbertigibbet persona, her struggles with addiction, and the paradox of her oozing sexuality and her little girl brokenness.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 24 Jan. 2023
Noun
  • But no, sillies: Bradley is white, famous and pretty — no jail time for her!
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 17 Sep. 2025
  • It was shot in portrait because it was shot in Instagram by and for a woman who was losing her mind in quarantine and had fully let the sillies take the wheel.
    Ego Nwodim, TIME, 12 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • My favorite depictions of this city know its real history is too cuckoo to capture sincerely; straight reenactments make the production of 35mm masterpieces look as piddly as Shrinky Dinks.
    Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • One page has handbag ideas, and, true to form, there is a cuckoo-clock purse, a pyramid purse, a purse shaped as a well.
    Adam Moss, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The list goes on, though; roast goose and crispy fried pigeon star on the menu at The Legacy House, and stylish couples swish into DarkSide for live jazz even on most evenings.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 June 2026
  • Organic cotton and goose down in three firm varieties mean there’s a suitable fill for stomach, back, and side sleepers alike.
    Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 26 June 2026
Noun
  • Occasionally, some nitwit will play chicken with the offending lane changer, get in front of him or her, and stop the car in the middle of the road to continue with verbal and nonverbal critique of the offender’s driving skills.
    Oc Register, Oc Register, 18 May 2026
  • In each show, the two nitwits would set out on some caper, which would inevitably go horribly wrong, leaving them broke, or tied up, or in jail, or hanging over a cliff, or some other situation of great peril.
    John Cassidy, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026

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“Ditz.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ditz. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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