All flippant synonyms
flip·pant
F f adj flippant
- glib — readily fluent, often thoughtlessly, superficially, or insincerely so: a glib talker; glib answers.
- disrespectful — characterized by, having, or showing disrespect; lacking courtesy or esteem: a disrespectful remark about teachers.
- rude — discourteous or impolite, especially in a deliberate way: a rude reply.
- offhand — cavalierly, curtly, or brusquely: to reply offhand.
- playful — full of play or fun; sportive; frolicsome.
- cocky — Someone who is cocky is so confident and sure of their abilities that they annoy other people.
- cheeky — If you describe a person or their behaviour as cheeky, you think that they are slightly rude or disrespectful but in a charming or amusing way.
- brassy — Brassy music is bold, harsh, and loud.
- breezy — If you describe someone as breezy, you mean that they behave in a casual, cheerful, and confident manner.
- flighty — given to flights of fancy; capricious; frivolous.
- flip — to toss or put in motion with a sudden impulse, as with a snap of a finger and thumb, especially so as to cause to turn over in the air: to flip a coin.
- fresh — newly made or obtained: fresh footprints.
- frivolous — characterized by lack of seriousness or sense: frivolous conduct.
- impertinent — intrusive or presumptuous, as persons or their actions; insolently rude; uncivil: a brash, impertinent youth.
- impudent — of, relating to, or characterized by impertinence or effrontery: The student was kept late for impudent behavior.
- insolent — boldly rude or disrespectful; contemptuously impertinent; insulting: an insolent reply.
- nervy — brashly presumptuous or insolent; pushy: a nervy thing to say; a nervy trick to pull.
- pert — Program Evaluation and Review Technique
- sassy — impertinent; insolent; saucy: a sassy reply; a sassy teen.
- smart — having or showing quick intelligence or ready mental capability: a smart student.
- superficial — being at, on, or near the surface: a superficial wound.
- smart aleck — an obnoxiously conceited person.
- lippy — having large or prominent lips.
adjective flippant
- dismissive — indicating dismissal or rejection; having the purpose or effect of dismissing, as from one's presence or from consideration: a curt, dismissive gesture.
- facetious — not meant to be taken seriously or literally: a facetious remark.
- jokey — lacking in seriousness; frivolous: The editorial had an offensively jokey tone for such an important subject.
- insouciant — free from concern, worry, or anxiety; carefree; nonchalant.
- irreverent — not reverent; manifesting or characterized by irreverence; deficient in veneration or respect: an irreverent reply.