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
Remember: Mercury is retrograde in your sign, bringing goofy mistakes and people from your past.
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Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 21 July 2025
Sporting a new look brought to life in high fidelity graphics, Donkey Kong appears powerful — majestic, even — but quickly sheds the veneer for a goofy smile and banana icons in his eyes.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2025
Starring Cain and Teri Hatcher (as Lois Lane), the series put an interesting rom-com spin on the Superman mythos and, sure, the thing was pretty goofy.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 11 July 2025
To most viewers, Nicolau — played with irresistible, lightly goofy guilelessness by Francisco Melo — will be a welcome new acquaintance.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 10 July 2025
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Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 21 July 2025
Sporting a new look brought to life in high fidelity graphics, Donkey Kong appears powerful — majestic, even — but quickly sheds the veneer for a goofy smile and banana icons in his eyes.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2025
Starring Cain and Teri Hatcher (as Lois Lane), the series put an interesting rom-com spin on the Superman mythos and, sure, the thing was pretty goofy.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 11 July 2025
To most viewers, Nicolau — played with irresistible, lightly goofy guilelessness by Francisco Melo — will be a welcome new acquaintance.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for goofy
Adjective
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There were no costumes, no silly dances or hit parodies.—
Courtney Devores,
Charlotte Observer,
28 July 2025
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That may sound silly to some, Foster said, but the work done by the Environmental Protection Agency in placing bands on birds and following the migration of bees informs officials about the impact of projects on the environment.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 July 2025
Adjective
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The game was a lot like that scene, a giddy kaleidoscope of touchdowns and fun.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
16 July 2025
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The broad market rode a giddy melt-up in mega-cap tech right into the second week of July 2024 before at first a radical internal rotation and then a broader pullback generated the only serious setback of that year.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
12 July 2025
Adjective
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Go with the flow, but not toward the beach: Trying to swim directly toward the beach when caught in a rip current is futile and exhausting.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
6 July 2025
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This group saw military responses as futile, as Iran was assumed to have escalation dominance.—
JAMES JEFFREY,
Foreign Affairs,
4 July 2025
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“Goofy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goofy. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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