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Synonyms for barmy

  • adjective

Most common

crazy insane daft batty zesty zestful

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

1. Bonkers — crazy, mad; also, eccentric, odd, strange

bonkers informal UK, crazy, batty, daft, insane, looney, loopy, nuts, mad, balmy informal US, daffy, fruity, deranged, wacko, crackers, cuckoo, ga-ga, goofy informal US CA, bats informal, screwy, haywire, mental

2. Yeasty

yeasty, zesty, zestful

3. Stupid — very foolish

stupid, idiotic, foolish

Antonyms

sane, sensible, bog-standard

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Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Crazy, mad; also, eccentric, odd, strange.

  2. adj. 2

    Very foolish.

Example sentences

  • crazy He must be crazy to go out in this stormy weather.
  • insane The like-to-dislike ratio on this video is insane.
  • daft Only you could come up with such a daft idea.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
barmyrising
crazyrising
insanerising
daftrising
battyrising
zestyrising

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

By length

3 letters
mad1
4 letters
nuts1, bats1, daft1
5 letters
crazy2, goofy2, batty2, loopy2, balmy2, daffy2, wacko2, zesty
6 letters
stupid2, mental2, insane2, fruity2, cuckoo2, looney2, screwy2, yeasty
7 letters
foolish2, idiotic4, bonkers2, haywire2, zestful2
8 letters
crackers2, deranged2

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