sillier
Less serious than
Sillier is the comparative form of silly—more foolish, frivolous, or absurd than something else: Each excuse got sillier than the last.
It can describe escalating playfulness or deepening ridiculousness: The jokes grew sillier as the night went on.
Without coherent meaning
- preposterousCompletely contrary to reason
- ludicrousAbsurdly unreasonable or inappropriate
- ridiculousInviting scorn through absurdity
- outlandishStrikingly weird or foreign-seeming
bizarre · far-fetched · improbable · unbelievable · farcical · cockamamie · asinine · incongruous
Idiosyncratically unusual
- eccentricUnconventional in character
- fancifulImaginatively unrealistic
- capriciousSubject to sudden changes
- madcapRecklessly impulsive person
offbeat · kooky · zany · oddball · flighty · unpredictable · mercurial · pixilated
Lacking sound judgment
- imprudentLacking careful forethought
- recklessCarelessly ignoring danger
- thoughtlessShowing no consideration
- senselessLacking reason or awareness
irresponsible · naive · gullible · shortsighted · harebrained · feckless · careless · heedless
Greater comedic ability
- jokierMore given to jesting
- wittierMore humorously sharp
- clownishComically foolish in behavior
- buffoonishComically foolish in behavior
Inclined to merriment
- mischievousPlayfully causing trouble
- impishPlayfully mischievous in manner
- prankishFond of tricks
- lightheartedCheerful and without worry
frisky · giddy · romping · cavorting · frolicking · gamboling · antic · sportive
nonsensical
Without coherent meaning
- preposterousCompletely contrary to reason
- ludicrousAbsurdly unreasonable or inappropriate
- ridiculousInviting scorn through absurdity
outlandish · bizarre · far-fetched · improbable · unbelievable · farcical · cockamamie · asinine · incongruous · grotesque
quirky
Idiosyncratically unusual
- eccentricUnconventional in character
- fancifulImaginatively unrealistic
- capriciousSubject to sudden changes
madcap · offbeat · kooky · zany · oddball · flighty · unpredictable · mercurial · pixilated · scatterbrained
unwise
Lacking sound judgment
- imprudentLacking careful forethought
- recklessCarelessly ignoring danger
- thoughtlessShowing no consideration
senseless · irresponsible · naive · gullible · shortsighted · harebrained · feckless · careless · heedless · impulsive
funnier
Greater comedic ability
buffoonish · campier · hammier · cornier · cheesier
frolicsome
Inclined to merriment
- mischievousPlayfully causing trouble
- impishPlayfully mischievous in manner
- prankishFond of tricks
lighthearted · frisky · giddy · romping · cavorting · frolicking · gamboling · antic · sportive · rollicking