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Synonyms for daffy

  • adjective

Most common

crazy daft deranged nutty insane fruity screwy

All synonyms

Adjective

daft, crazy, nutty, deranged, mad, insane, screwy, fruity, crackers, bananas, kooky, loopy, demented, looney, batty, lunatic, bonkers informal UK, ga-ga, cuckoo, balmy, distraught, unbalanced, buggy, cracked, haywire, loco, wacky slang informal, barmy dated

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Somewhat mad or eccentric.

Example sentences

  • crazy He must be crazy to go out in this stormy weather.
  • daft Only you could come up with such a daft idea.
  • deranged A seriously deranged person lived in that forest.
  • nutty Chickpeas add a nutty flavor to dishes.
  • insane The like-to-dislike ratio on this video is insane.
  • fruity I like sparkling and fruity wines.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
daffyrising
crazyrising
daftrising
derangedrising
nuttyrising
insanerising

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

By length

3 letters
mad1
4 letters
daft1, loco2
5 letters
crazy2, buggy2, wacky2, nutty2, batty2, loopy2, balmy2, kooky2, barmy
6 letters
insane2, fruity2, cuckoo2, looney2, screwy2
7 letters
cracked1, bananas3, lunatic3, bonkers2, haywire2
8 letters
crackers2, deranged2, demented3
10 letters
unbalanced3, distraught2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (loco2 = 2 syllables).