Synonyms for flaky
- adjective
Most common
All synonyms
Adjective
1. Off-the-wall
off-the-wall, eccentric, bizarre, freakish, freaky, outlandish, unconventional, outre, gonzo, peculiar, whimsical
Other
scaly, unreliable, dodgy informal, undependable
Definitions
- adj. 1
Consisting of flakes or of small, loose masses; lying, or cleaving off, in flakes or layers; flakelike.
Example sentences
- bizarre Sami imposed bizarre dietary restrictions on Layla.
- freaky Matthew's mansion was a very freaky place to sleep.
- outlandish Sami was fed up with Layla's outlandish claims.
- unreliable Your only source of income has become unreliable.
- scaly Some reptiles have a plain body, others a scaly body.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| flaky | rising | |
| bizarre | rising | |
| freaky | rising | |
| outlandish | rising | |
| unreliable | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- dodgy, gonzo2, scaly, outre
- 6 letters
- freaky2
- 7 letters
- bizarre2
- 8 letters
- peculiar3, freakish
- 9 letters
- eccentric3, whimsical3
- 10 letters
- unreliable5, outlandish3
- 12 letters
- undependable
- 14 letters
- unconventional5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (gonzo2 = 2 syllables).