1
as in minor
lacking importance
judges are getting sick of people bringing frivolous lawsuits
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2
as in silly
lacking in seriousness or maturity
when asked by the waiter if we wanted anything else that evening, we made a frivolous request for free drinks
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Recent Examples of frivolous
Here’s another reality that might not be obvious to people who day in, day out, walk by substance users like Tommy and Rita and others all over downtown San Francisco: That’s not some frivolous lifestyle choice.
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Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2025
The vast majority of those submissions accuse Bailey of wasting state resources to file frivolous lawsuits.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 14 Feb. 2025
And there’s nothing frivolous about the Rivian’s design or breathtaking performance, with the R1S and R1T among the global benchmarks for electric SUVs and pickups, including up to 676 kilometers (420 miles) of driving range.
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 Feb. 2025
Adams’s lawyers did not even file a court motion to dismiss the case on selective prosecution grounds; such a motion would have been frivolous.
—The Editors, National Review, 21 Feb. 2025
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Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2025
The vast majority of those submissions accuse Bailey of wasting state resources to file frivolous lawsuits.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 14 Feb. 2025
And there’s nothing frivolous about the Rivian’s design or breathtaking performance, with the R1S and R1T among the global benchmarks for electric SUVs and pickups, including up to 676 kilometers (420 miles) of driving range.
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 Feb. 2025
Adams’s lawyers did not even file a court motion to dismiss the case on selective prosecution grounds; such a motion would have been frivolous.
—The Editors, National Review, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frivolous
Adjective
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According to a statement from the Danville Police Department, the drivers of both vehicles suffered minor injuries, while two other passengers in the truck were unhurt.—
Rick Hurd,
The Mercury News,
4 Mar. 2025
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The cab driver suffered minor back and neck injuries in the crash and claimed Zangrilli was drunk but the responding officer sent the inspector on his way, telling the cabbie to file an accident report at an NYPD precinct.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
4 Mar. 2025
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This will especially appeal to the silly preschoolers in the group!—
Amanda Rock,
Parents,
5 Mar. 2025
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Using medieval art as one resource, Ariès pointed out that children were often portrayed as miniature adults, without special attributes, such as plump features or silly behaviors, that might mark them as fundamentally different from their older counterparts.—
Anna Mae Duane,
The Conversation,
5 Mar. 2025
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Despite being a very small heavyweight at 210 pounds, sophomore Daniel Moylan, took third at 285.—
Kevin J. Farmer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Mar. 2025
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The foyer is often a small space, so a hall tree can be overbearing.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
2 Mar. 2025
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Plus, he’s got a natural and serious relationship to rap that makes even his goofiest songs really earnest.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
7 Mar. 2025
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At one point, his girlfriend (played by Heidi Gardner) coaches him into posing using increasingly goofy directions, and Gillis delivers.—
Rima Parikh,
Vulture,
2 Mar. 2025
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Without fair elections, an honest media environment and a credible opposition, voters can’t correct their country’s course at the ballot box, providing competitive authoritarian regimes little incentive to do anything but enrich themselves.—
Elizabeth Shackelford,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2025
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But despite Trump’s harsh tone, the prospect of higher tariffs will mean little to Moscow, given the tiny amounts of trade between the US and Russia.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN,
7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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For Alok Bansal, a newspaper columnist, the exercise is futile – and threatens to deepen divisions.—
Sushmita Pathak,
The Christian Science Monitor,
3 Mar. 2025
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Challenging the law again was futile until 2023 when progressives retook a 4–3 majority on the court.—
The Editors,
National Review,
25 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Given this, there is no straightforward way to understand what a model is doing on an intuitive level, as from our perspective running inference on a model is nothing more than executing trillions of trivial operations such as addition and multiplication.—
Rahul Gudise,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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And figuring out that amount was not a trivial task.—
Jayson Stewart,
IEEE Spectrum,
5 Mar. 2025
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The walls were giddy with patterned paper and hung with vintage portraits of busty women.—
Julie Lasky,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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As for the Democrats, their marching in defense of a regime change tool that Trump's base is giddy to destroy is extraordinary, but unsurprising.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
13 Feb. 2025
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“Frivolous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frivolous. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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