Flippant
Flippant adjective - Making light of something usually regarded as serious or sacred.
Mocking and flippant are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Mocking" instead an adjective "Flippant".
Nearby Words: flippancy, flippantly
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- rude and flippant
- rude and mocking
- disrespectful and flippant
- disrespectful and mocking
- impudent and flippant
- impudent and mocking
- sassy and flippant
- sassy and mocking
- smart-alecky and flippant
- smart-alecky and mocking
- contemptuous and flippant
- contemptuous and mocking
- sarcastic and flippant
- sarcastic and mocking
Both words in one sentence
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Wag the Director: Nine's interaction with the Dalek was originally written to be just mocking and flippant.
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Mocking and Flippant. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 08, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/flippant/mocking
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Mocking or Flippant. 2016. Accessed August 08, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/flippant/mocking.
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