as in scatterbrain
a silly flighty person
I felt like a total ditz for forgetting about the appointment
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Her foothold in the entertainment industry firmly established, Grande soon landed her breakthrough role as the loveable ditz Cat Valentine on Nickelodeon’s Victorious.
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Stephen Daw, Billboard, 17 Oct. 2024
Allen’s dramatic assertions about the lusts of movie men for a nubile young woman are matched by his contemptuous depiction of her as a ditz out of her depth, especially as compared to the soulful rebel Gatsby, who throws her over for a younger girl (Gomez).
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2024
No rescue came for Mary Queen of Scots nor Anne nor that poor deluded ditz Katheryn Howard, fifth wife of Henry, who also lost her head.
—Tina Brown, New York Times, 15 Dec. 2022
This time the ditz is Muriel Tate, a New Jersey woman who comes to the Plaza to see, for the first time in nearly 17 years, her high school boyfriend, Jesse Kiplinger.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2022
The look might be a tad chic and sophisticated for unworldly ditz Muriel, but the star looks so sensational, who’s quibbling?
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Mar. 2022
Nason and Furst also witnessed first-hand the dynamic between the couple, in which DeAnne acts like the ditz to Mark’s daddy.
—Kate Aurthur, Variety, 30 Aug. 2021
Marie Wilson played Irma, a ditz who fit the dizzy blonde stereotype.
—Hal Boedeker, OrlandoSentinel.com, 5 Sep. 2017
None of these characters is particularly well drawn, and Sarandon veers dangerously close to parody, coming off more like a Dubuque ditz than a Brooklyn bohemian.
—David Lewis, star-telegram.com, 10 May 2017
Stephen Daw, Billboard, 17 Oct. 2024
Allen’s dramatic assertions about the lusts of movie men for a nubile young woman are matched by his contemptuous depiction of her as a ditz out of her depth, especially as compared to the soulful rebel Gatsby, who throws her over for a younger girl (Gomez).
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2024
No rescue came for Mary Queen of Scots nor Anne nor that poor deluded ditz Katheryn Howard, fifth wife of Henry, who also lost her head.
—Tina Brown, New York Times, 15 Dec. 2022
This time the ditz is Muriel Tate, a New Jersey woman who comes to the Plaza to see, for the first time in nearly 17 years, her high school boyfriend, Jesse Kiplinger.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2022
The look might be a tad chic and sophisticated for unworldly ditz Muriel, but the star looks so sensational, who’s quibbling?
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Mar. 2022
Nason and Furst also witnessed first-hand the dynamic between the couple, in which DeAnne acts like the ditz to Mark’s daddy.
—Kate Aurthur, Variety, 30 Aug. 2021
Marie Wilson played Irma, a ditz who fit the dizzy blonde stereotype.
—Hal Boedeker, OrlandoSentinel.com, 5 Sep. 2017
None of these characters is particularly well drawn, and Sarandon veers dangerously close to parody, coming off more like a Dubuque ditz than a Brooklyn bohemian.
—David Lewis, star-telegram.com, 10 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ditz
Noun
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Does Miss Manners agree with me that making people feel like fools is rude?Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2024
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For years, West’s former assistant thought she got roofied and made a fool of herself at a work event.Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 13 Oct. 2024
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Projects about Monroe have handled her personal life to varying degrees of success, often leaning into her flibbertigibbet persona, her struggles with addiction, and the paradox of her oozing sexuality and her little girl brokenness.Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 24 Jan. 2023
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Miranda Hart is touching as the flibbertigibbet Miss Bates, whom Emma thoughtlessly mocks.Caryn James, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Feb. 2020
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The loss of common cuckoos, meanwhile, means that spring arrives in the U.K. without its iconic song.Jared Del Rosso, The Conversation, 22 Oct. 2024
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Two individual cuckoos were sighted or recorded in two separate locations on July 6 and July 25.Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 14 Oct. 2024
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The white supremacist rally that interrupted the mayor's lunch in Howell on Saturday wasn't overly impressive, really — just a dozen or so nitwits, and one ghost.Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 25 July 2024
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The nitwits were chased off by a woman from the local library board.Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 25 July 2024
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Imagine hundreds of feather boa-like strands draped throughout the jacket, providing very nearly the same warmth-to-weight ratio as the finest goose down, but with a much faster drying time and warming capabilities when wet.Frederick Reimers, Outside Online, 4 Nov. 2024
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It’s filled with goose down for insulated warmth, while the exterior nylon shell has a durable water repellent finish to block out wind and moisture.Kevin Brouillard, Travel + Leisure, 20 Oct. 2024
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Should former President Trump stop calling Ambassador Haley birdbrain?CBS News, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2024
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By solving one kind of puzzle that stumped crows, though, the kids may have shown how a human mind treats problems differently than a birdbrain.Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 26 July 2012
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“Ditz.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ditz. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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