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Synonyms for kooky

Most common

crazy weird insane nutty

All synonyms

Adjective

1. Wacky — eccentric, strange, or foolish; crazy or insane; kookish

nutty, crazy, insane, weird, bonkers informal UK, eccentric, daft, outlandish, funny, strange, loopy, freaky, wacko, nuts, odd, deranged, looney, fruity, mad, batty, screwy, curious

Other

kookish slang US

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Eccentric, strange, or foolish; crazy or insane; kookish.

    His kooky behavior seemed charming at first, but soon got on our nerves.

Related words

Word family
kookiness kook kookish kookology
Other spellings
kookie

Example sentences

  • crazy He must be crazy to go out in this stormy weather.
  • weird I may be imagining it, but something smells weird.
  • insane The like-to-dislike ratio on this video is insane.
  • nutty Chickpeas add a nutty flavor to dishes.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
kookyrising
crazyrising
weirdrising
insanerising
nuttyrising

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

By length

3 letters
mad1, odd1
4 letters
nuts1, daft1
5 letters
crazy2, funny2, weird1, nutty2, batty2, loopy2, wacko2
6 letters
insane2, freaky2, fruity2, looney2, screwy2
7 letters
strange1, curious3, bonkers2, kookish
8 letters
deranged2
9 letters
eccentric3
10 letters
outlandish3

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

In other languages

Français
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