Synonyms for daft
- adjective
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Stupid — foolish, silly, stupid
stupid, silly, foolish, idiotic, dumb, dopey, fatuous, goofy informal US CA, asinine, brainless, dim-witted, slow-witted, soft, balmy informal US, absurd, moronic, nonsensical, inane, witless, obtuse, vacuous, imbecile
2. Crazy — crazy, insane, mad
crazy, kooky, insane, lunatic, batty, mad, looney, cracked, bonkers informal UK, nutty, daffy, demented, nuts, loopy, deranged, screwy, loco, crazed, psycho, cockamamie, psychotic, non compos
Other
crack brained, boofish AU NZ
Definitions
- adj. 1
Foolish, silly, stupid.
- adj. 2
Crazy, insane, mad.
Example sentences
- dumb Do you want to help me or just make dumb comments?
- silly Tom gets confused and says silly things sometimes.
- idiotic It's the most idiotic thing I've seen in my life.
- dopey Tom often has a dopey expression on his face.
- crazy He must be crazy to go out in this stormy weather.
- kooky Tom's a bit kooky, but he's a good guy.
By length
- 3 letters
- mad1
- 4 letters
- soft1, dumb1, nuts1, loco2
- 5 letters
- crazy2, silly2, goofy2, nutty2, batty2, dopey2, balmy2, inane2, daffy2, loopy2, kooky2
- 6 letters
- stupid2, insane2, absurd2, psycho2, crazed1, obtuse2, looney2, screwy2
- 7 letters
- cracked1, foolish2, idiotic4, lunatic3, bonkers2, moronic, asinine3, vacuous3, witless2, fatuous3, boofish
- 8 letters
- deranged2, demented3, imbecile3
- 9 letters
- psychotic3, brainless2
- 10 letters
- cockamamie4
- 11 letters
- nonsensical4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (loco2 = 2 syllables).