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Wacky synonyms
wăk'ē, hwăk'ē
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absurd
Extremely unreasonable, incongruous, or inappropriate:
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  1. Extremely unreasonable, incongruous, or inappropriate:
  2. Impossible to take seriously; silly:
  3. Of, relating to, or manifesting the view that there is no order or meaning in human life or in the universe.
foolish
Ridiculous; absurd
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  1. Ridiculous; absurd
  2. Lacking or exhibiting a lack of good sense or judgment; silly:
  3. Capable of arousing laughter; absurd or ridiculous:
harebrained
Having or showing little sense; reckless, flighty, giddy, rash, etc.
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  1. Having or showing little sense; reckless, flighty, giddy, rash, etc.
idiotic
Showing foolishness or stupidity.
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  1. Showing foolishness or stupidity.
  2. Of, having the nature of, or characteristic of an idiot; very foolish or stupid
  3. Exhibiting profound mental retardation. The term belongs to a classification system no longer in use and is now considered offensive.
insane
Intended for use by such persons:
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  1. Intended for use by such persons:
  2. Immoderate; wild:
  3. Characteristic of or associated with persons who are mentally deranged:
lunatic
Of or for people who are mentally deranged.
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  1. Of or for people who are mentally deranged.
  2. Of or for insane persons
  3. Suffering from lunacy; insane
mad
Temporarily or apparently deranged by violent sensations, emotions, or ideas:
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  1. Temporarily or apparently deranged by violent sensations, emotions, or ideas:
  2. (Slang) Excellent; wonderful:
  3. Mentally ill; insane
moronic
Showing foolishness or stupidity.
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  1. Showing foolishness or stupidity.
  2. Exhibiting mild intellectual disability. The term belongs to a classification system no longer in use and is now considered offensive.
nonsensical
Lacking intelligible meaning:
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  1. Lacking intelligible meaning:
  2. Without sense; unmeaning; absurd; foolish; irrational; preposterous.
  3. Unintelligible, foolish, silly, absurd, etc.
preposterous
(Obs.) With the first last and the last first; inverted
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  1. (Obs.) With the first last and the last first; inverted
  2. So contrary to nature, reason, or common sense as to be laughable; absurd; ridiculous
silly
Lacking seriousness or responsibleness; frivolous:
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  1. Lacking seriousness or responsibleness; frivolous:
  2. Having or exhibiting a lack of good judgment or common sense; foolish.
  3. Having or showing little sense, judgment, or sobriety; foolish, stupid, absurd, ludicrous, irrational, etc.
softheaded
Lacking judgment, realism, or firmness.
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  1. Lacking judgment, realism, or firmness.
  2. Stupid or foolish
tomfool
Extremely foolish or stupid.
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  1. Extremely foolish or stupid.
  2. Foolish, stupid, or silly
unearthly
(Informal) Fantastic, outlandish, absurd, etc.
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  1. (Informal) Fantastic, outlandish, absurd, etc.
  2. Ridiculous, ludicrous, or outrageous.
  3. Unnaturally strange and frightening.
zany
Comical in an extravagantly ludicrous or slapstick manner
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  1. Comical in an extravagantly ludicrous or slapstick manner
  2. Unusual and bizarre in a funny, comical way; outlandish; clownish
  3. Foolish or crazy
cockeyed
Intoxicated; drunk.
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  1. Intoxicated; drunk.
  2. (Slang) Tilted to one side; crooked; awry
  3. Silly; ridiculous; foolish
crazy
Insane; lunatic; demented.
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  1. Insane; lunatic; demented.
  2. Intensely involved or preoccupied:
  3. In love; experiencing romantic feelings.
loony
(Of a person) insane
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  1. (Of a person) insane
  2. Mentally deranged; crazy.
  3. Crazy; demented
loopy
Confused; befuddled
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  1. Confused; befuddled
  2. Befuddled or disoriented:
  3. Crazy or eccentric:
balmy
Pleasantly warm and breezy
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  1. Pleasantly warm and breezy
  2. Having the qualities of balm; soothing, fragrant, etc.
  3. (Chiefly Brit., Slang) Crazy or foolish
dippy
Lacking common sense
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  1. Lacking common sense
  2. Not sensible; foolish.
  3. (Slang) Foolish, eccentric, or crazy
dopey
Mentally slow or confused; lethargic or stupid
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  1. Mentally slow or confused; lethargic or stupid
  2. Stupid; doltish:
  3. Silly, ridiculous, etc.
jerky
(Slang) Foolish; silly:
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  1. (Slang) Foolish; silly:
  2. Characterized or moving by jerks; making sudden starts and stops or spasmodic movements
  3. Characterized by jerks or jerking:
sappy
(Slang) Foolish or silly, often, specif., in an overly sentimental way
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  1. (Slang) Foolish or silly, often, specif., in an overly sentimental way
  2. (US) Excessively sweet, emotional, nostalgic; cheesy; mushy. (British equivalent: soppy)
  3. (Slang) Silly or foolish.
brainsick
(Archaic) Having or caused by a mental disorder
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  1. (Archaic) Having or caused by a mental disorder
crazy
Intensely involved or preoccupied:
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  1. Intensely involved or preoccupied:
  2. Out of control.
  3. In love; experiencing romantic feelings.
daft
Foolish; stupid.
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  1. Foolish; stupid.
  2. Insane; crazy
  3. Crazy; deranged.
demented
Insane or mentally ill.
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  1. Insane or mentally ill.
  2. Mentally deranged; insane; mad
  3. (Informal) Crazy or foolish.
disordered
Physically or mentally ill.
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  1. Physically or mentally ill.
  2. Put out of order; jumbled
  3. Chaotic; without clear order; in a state of disorder.
distraught
Driven mad; crazed
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  1. Driven mad; crazed
  2. Extremely troubled; mentally confused; distracted; harassed
  3. Deeply hurt, saddened, or worried; distressed.
dotty
Amusingly eccentric or unconventional.
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  1. Amusingly eccentric or unconventional.
  2. Mentally unbalanced; crazy.
  3. (Informal) Feebleminded or crazy
insane
Intended for use by such persons:
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  1. Intended for use by such persons:
  2. Not sane; mentally ill or deranged; demented; mad
  3. Characteristic of or associated with persons who are mentally deranged:
lunatic
Of or for people who are mentally deranged.
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  1. Of or for people who are mentally deranged.
  2. Of or for insane persons
  3. Suffering from lunacy; insane
mad
Angry; resentful:
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  1. Angry; resentful:
  2. Angry or provoked
  3. (Slang) Excellent; wonderful:
maniac
Of, having, or showing mania; maniacal
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  1. Of, having, or showing mania; maniacal
maniacal
Wildly irresponsible:
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  1. Wildly irresponsible:
  2. Of, having, or showing mania; wildly insane; raving
  3. Like a maniac; insane; frenzied.
mentally ill
Having a mental illness.
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  1. Having a mental illness.
  2. Having a psychological disorder.
moonstruck
(By extension) Showing irrational behaviour, especially of a romantic or sentimental nature.
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  1. (By extension) Showing irrational behaviour, especially of a romantic or sentimental nature.
  2. Affected mentally in some way, supposedly by the influence of the moon
  3. Mentally deranged; crazy.
off
Started on the way; going:
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  1. Started on the way; going:
  2. Somewhat crazy; eccentric:
  3. Not correct; in error; wrong
touched
Slightly mentally deficient; touched in the head.
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  1. Slightly mentally deficient; touched in the head.
  2. Emotionally moved (by), made to feel emotion (by).
  3. Emotionally affected; moved:
unbalanced
Not treating all sides with due importance:
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  1. Not treating all sides with due importance:
  2. Not in balance or in proper balance.
  3. Showing or marked by erratic or volatile emotions or behavior.
unsound
Not safe, firm, or solid; insecure
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  1. Not safe, firm, or solid; insecure
  2. Not true or logically valid; fallacious:
  3. In horse management an unsound horse is one suffering ill-health that affects its suitability for its intended work.
wrong
Not in conformity with fact or truth; incorrect or erroneous:
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  1. Not in conformity with fact or truth; incorrect or erroneous:
  2. Not fitting or suitable; inappropriate or improper:
  3. Contrary to conscience, morality, or law:
bonkers
(Informal) irrational, crazy
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  1. (Informal) irrational, crazy
  2. (Slang) Crazy, enraged, etc.
  3. Crazy:
cracked
Having a harsh or dissonant tone:
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  1. Having a harsh or dissonant tone:
  2. Broken or fractured, usually without complete separation of parts; having a crack or cracks
  3. (Informal) Mentally deranged; crazy.
daffy
Frolicsome in a giddy way
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  1. Frolicsome in a giddy way
  2. A little crazy
  3. Crazy; foolish; silly
gaga
Carried away as by love or enthusiasm
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  1. Carried away as by love or enthusiasm
  2. Mentally confused; crazy
  3. Silly; crazy.
loony
(Of a person) insane
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  1. (Of a person) insane
  2. Mentally deranged; crazy.
  3. Crazy; demented
bananas
Out of one's mind; crazy:
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  1. Out of one's mind; crazy:
  2. Wildly enthusiastic, excited, etc.
  3. Crazy or eccentric
batty
Mentally deranged; crazy.
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  1. Mentally deranged; crazy.
  2. (Slang) Crazy or eccentric
buggy
(Computers) Having many software bugs:
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  1. (Computers) Having many software bugs:
  2. (Slang) Mentally ill; insane
  3. (Slang) Crazy.
cuckoo
Lacking in sense; foolish or crazy.
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  1. Lacking in sense; foolish or crazy.
  2. (Slang) Crazy; foolish; silly
fruity
Rich or mellow in tone, esp. excessively so
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  1. Rich or mellow in tone, esp. excessively so
  2. Like fruit in taste or smell
  3. (Slang) Crazy; eccentric.
loco
(Western US) intoxicated by eating locoweed
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  1. (Western US) intoxicated by eating locoweed
  2. Mentally deranged; crazy.
  3. (Slang) Crazy; demented
nuts
Extremely enthusiastic:
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  1. Extremely enthusiastic:
  2. Crazy; foolish
nutty
(Slang) Enthusiastic, often to excess
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  1. (Slang) Enthusiastic, often to excess
  2. Having a flavor like that of nuts:
  3. Odd, foolish, crazy, etc.
screwy
Ludicrously odd, unlikely, or inappropriate.
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  1. Ludicrously odd, unlikely, or inappropriate.
  2. Mentally unbalanced; crazy
  3. Eccentric or crazy.
crackers
(Chiefly Brit., Slang) Crazy; insane
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  1. (Chiefly Brit., Slang) Crazy; insane
non compos mentis
Mentally incompetent. Mentally incompetent.
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  1. Mentally incompetent. Mentally incompetent.
  2. Not of sound mind and hence not legally competent.
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  • She kept telling herself she'd wake up from this wacky dream soon.

  • Often we're in wacky places, places like the house where I grew up or schools I attended when I was a kid.

  • What if he was the only person on the planet that could ever touch her again because of her wacky visions?

  • My aunt has a penchant for things that are a bit wacky.

  • I don't know why she hanged herself when she had a bottle of sleeping pills right next to her bed but wacky people do wacky things.

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