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as in goofy
lacking in seriousness or maturity
the giddy youngsters continued to laugh, joke, and make faces during the ceremonies the old guy's having an affair with a giddy twentysomething
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as in dizzy
having a feeling of being whirled about and in danger of falling down
I love the giddy feeling you get riding roller coasters
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as in ecstatic
experiencing or marked by overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion
he's clearly giddy at the news that his ailing grandfather will be fine
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Recent Examples of giddy
The mood at the event was giddy, even as the crowd thinned.
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Belinda Luscombe, Time, 28 Jan. 2026
But Lillard won’t allow himself — or Love — to get too giddy about this story.
—Jason Quick, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
That’s why Adams wasn’t exactly giddy when the road-warrior Rams defeated the Carolina Panthers in the Wild Card round or the Chicago Bears in last weekend’s Divisional Round.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2026
There is regret for not having spent more time in Rwanda’s beautiful capital, a mounting excitement about entering its wildscapes, and the giddy anticipation for my first sighting of a mountain gorilla in its natural habitat.
—Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
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Belinda Luscombe, Time, 28 Jan. 2026
But Lillard won’t allow himself — or Love — to get too giddy about this story.
—Jason Quick, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
That’s why Adams wasn’t exactly giddy when the road-warrior Rams defeated the Carolina Panthers in the Wild Card round or the Chicago Bears in last weekend’s Divisional Round.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2026
There is regret for not having spent more time in Rwanda’s beautiful capital, a mounting excitement about entering its wildscapes, and the giddy anticipation for my first sighting of a mountain gorilla in its natural habitat.
—Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for giddy
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Take Danielle Deadwyler, known as a dramatic heavyweight in award-winning projects like Till and The Piano Lesson, who gets to show off her goofier side here as Dylan, a poetry professor who becomes a wary confidante of Greg’s — and often steals the show.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Feb. 2026
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In a conversation with Entertainment Weekly, Stiller reflects on working with Boone, pulling off that wild stunt, and crafting his goofy character — and reveals what Boone ate for lunch just before flipping all over the stage.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Feb. 2026
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That would be Gran Canaria, introduced in the film’s dizzy opening shot.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
5 Feb. 2026
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But a week before the tour was set to open, Sergei felt dizzy at practice and suddenly lay down on the ice.—
Natasha O'Neill,
Vanity Fair,
3 Feb. 2026
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Nearby, ecstatic supporters waved Swiss flags.—
Joseph Wilson,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2026
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Zingas and Vadym Kolesnik were ecstatic after scoring their season best today.—
Isabel Yip,
NBC news,
9 Feb. 2026
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Don’t feel silly asking at the ski shop.—
Moira McCarthy,
Boston Herald,
11 Feb. 2026
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Walker offers this diagnosis himself, leeringly dismissing Pearl as a silly mommy, awash with hormones, mildly and minorly hysterical.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Feb. 2026
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The metallic sheets cannot stop the damage Echard seeks to impose on her canvases, much like those tinfoil hats that some use in confused, futile efforts to shield themselves from pernicious invisible forces.—
Theo Belci,
Artforum,
1 Feb. 2026
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But other professors, perhaps concluding that resistance is futile, are adjusting to the media their students grew up on.—
Rose Horowitch,
The Atlantic,
30 Jan. 2026
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Few rappers kicked off the 2010s with more buzz than A$AP Rocky, who along with his A$AP Mob collective swept through New York and eventually the whole country with his easy swagger, woozy beats and electric rhymes.—
Carl Lamarre,
Billboard,
29 Jan. 2026
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Whether his work on Anderson’s woozy epic of resistance is his personal best is debatable — the competition is fierce.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Giddy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/giddy. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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