flippant

flippant

adjective

Definition of FLIPPANT

making light of something usually regarded as serious or sacred <his flippant comment that the poor save on taxes offended many people>

Synonyms cute, facetious, flip, pert, smart, smart-aleck, smart-alecky, smart-ass, smart-assed, smarty-pants, wise, wiseass

Related Words flighty, frivolous; cheeky, cocky, fresh, impertinent, impish, impudent, mischievous, playful, roguish, sassy, saucy, waggish; disrespectful, rude; breezy, casual, glib, inappropriate, thoughtless

Near Antonyms grave, serious, sober, solemn, somber (or sombre)

Antonyms earnest, sincere