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Synonyms for bananas

  • adjective

Most common

nuts ape shit crackers fruity

All synonyms

Adjective

nuts, crazy, mad, ape shit, fruity, crackers, bats informal, insane, ga-ga, bonkers informal UK, nutty, loopy, batty, cuckoo, mental, kooky, potty, deranged, looney, daffy, screwy, psycho, haywire, crazed, lunatic, daft, psychotic, unbalanced, buggy slang, barmy dated, wacky slang informal

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Crazy, mad, nuts.

Related words

Phrases
go bananas

Example sentences

  • nuts Gray squirrels bury nuts, but red squirrels don't.
  • crackers I wouldn't throw him out of bed for eating crackers.
  • fruity I like sparkling and fruity wines.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
bananassteady
nutsrising
crackersrising
fruityrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
mad1
4 letters
nuts1, bats1, daft1
5 letters
crazy2, potty2, buggy2, wacky2, nutty2, batty2, loopy2, daffy2, kooky2, barmy
6 letters
mental2, insane2, psycho2, fruity2, cuckoo2, crazed1, looney2, screwy2
7 letters
lunatic3, bonkers2, haywire2
8 letters
crackers2, deranged2
9 letters
psychotic3
10 letters
unbalanced3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (crazy2 = 2 syllables).