Flippant and Musing

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Flippant adjective - Making light of something usually regarded as serious or sacred.

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Musing is an antonym for flippant.

Nearby Words: flippancy, flippantly

Musing adjective - Given to or marked by long, quiet thinking.

Usage example: he was clearly in a musing mood, and did not feel like talking just then

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Flippant is an antonym for musing.

Nearby Words: muse, mused, musingly

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Musing and Flippant. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/flippant/musing

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