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- [krey-zee]
- /ˈkreɪ zi/
- /ˈkreɪzi/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [krey-zee]
- /ˈkreɪ zi/
Definitions of crazy word
- adjective crazy If you describe someone or something as crazy, you think they are very foolish or strange. 3
- adjective crazy Someone who is crazy is insane. 3
- adjective crazy If you are crazy about someone, you are deeply in love with them. 3
- adjective crazy If something or someone makes you crazy or drives you crazy, they make you extremely annoyed or upset. 3
- adjective crazy insane 3
- adjective crazy fantastic; strange; ridiculous 3
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Origin of crazy
First appearance:
before 1570 One of the 33% oldest English words
First recorded in 1570-80; craze + -y1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Crazy
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
crazy popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
crazy usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for crazy
adj crazy
noun crazy
adjective crazy
- unwise — not wise; foolish; imprudent; lacking in good sense or judgment: an unwise choice; an unwise man.
- irrational — without the faculty of reason; deprived of reason.
- stupid — lacking ordinary quickness and keenness of mind; dull.
- outlandish — freakishly or grotesquely strange or odd, as appearance, dress, objects, ideas, or practices; bizarre: outlandish clothes; outlandish questions.
- zany — ludicrously or whimsically comical; clownish.
Antonyms for crazy
adj crazy
- rational — agreeable to reason; reasonable; sensible: a rational plan for economic development.
- sane — free from mental derangement; having a sound, healthy mind: a sane person.
- collected — An author's collected works or letters are all their works or letters published in one book or in a set of books.
- sensible — having, using, or showing good sense or sound judgment: a sensible young woman.
- balanced — A balanced report, book, or other document takes into account all the different opinions on something and presents information in a fair and reasonable way.
adjective crazy
- lukewarm — moderately warm; tepid.
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