All loony synonyms
loonΒ·y
L l adj loony
- screwball β Slang. an eccentric or whimsically eccentric person; a nut.
- wacky β odd or irrational; crazy: They had some wacky plan for selling more books.
- kooky β of, like, or pertaining to a kook; eccentric, strange, or foolish.
- nutty β abounding in or producing nuts.
- crazed β Crazed people are wild and uncontrolled, and perhaps insane.
- batty β If you say that someone is batty, you mean that they are rather eccentric or slightly crazy.
- lunatic β (no longer in technical use; now considered offensive) an insane person.
- cuckoo β A cuckoo is a bird that has a call of two quick notes, and lays its eggs in other birds' nests.
- nuts β insane; crazy.
- silly β weak-minded or lacking good sense; stupid or foolish: a silly writer.
- psycho β a psychopathic or psychotic person.
- berserk β Berserk means crazy and out of control.
- ape β Apes are chimpanzees, gorillas, and other animals in the same family.
- out of one's mind β (in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.: the processes of the human mind.
- barmy β If you say that someone or something is barmy, you mean that they are slightly crazy or very foolish.
- bonkers β If you say that someone is bonkers, you mean that they are silly or act in a crazy way.
- cracked β An object that is cracked has lines on its surface because it is damaged.
- daffy β If you describe a person or thing as daffy, you mean that they are strange or foolish, but in a rather attractive way.
- daft β If you describe a person or their behaviour as daft, you think that they are stupid, impractical, or rather strange.
- delirious β Someone who is delirious is unable to think or speak in a sensible and reasonable way, usually because they are very ill and have a fever.
- demented β Someone who is demented has a severe mental illness, especially Alzheimer's disease.
- deranged β Someone who is deranged behaves in a wild and uncontrolled way, often as a result of mental illness.
- flaky β of or like flakes.
- insane β not sane; not of sound mind; mentally deranged.
- mad β mentally disturbed; deranged; insane; demented.
- maniacal β of or relating to mania or a maniac.
- mental β of or relating to the chin.
- screwy β crazy; nutty: I think you're screwy, refusing an invitation to the governor's dinner.
- touched β moved; stirred: They were very touched by your generosity.
- unbalanced β not balanced or not properly balanced.
- out to lunch β a light midday meal between breakfast and dinner; luncheon.
adjective loony
- crazy β If you describe someone or something as crazy, you think they are very foolish or strange.
noun loony
- dingbat β Slang. an eccentric, silly, or empty-headed person.
- bedlamite β a lunatic; insane person
- lamebrain β a dunce; booby; fool.
- fruitcake β a rich cake containing dried or candied fruit, nuts, etc.
- nutcase β a deranged person; lunatic.
- dement β to deteriorate mentally, esp because of old age
- madwoman β a woman who is or behaves as if insane.
- addlepate β Alternative form of addle pate.
- ding-a-ling β a stupid, foolish, or eccentric person.
- nut β the goddess of the sky, sometimes shown as a cow bearing Ra on her back and the stars on her underside.
- moron β a city in E Argentina, SW of Buenos Aires.
- wacko β Also, wack. an eccentric, strange, or odd person.
- dork β Slang. a silly, out-of-touch person who tends to look odd or behave ridiculously around others; a social misfit: If you make me wear that, Iβll look like a total dork! Synonyms: jerk, schmo; nerd, geek.
- maniac β Mathematical Analyzer, Numerical Integrator and Computer
- halfwit β a person who is feeble-minded.
- raver β to talk wildly, as in delirium.
- schizoid β Psychology. of or relating to a personality disorder marked by dissociation, passivity, withdrawal, inability to form warm social relationships, and indifference to praise or criticism.
- nut case β a deranged person; lunatic.