Synonyms for looney
- adjective
- noun
All synonyms
Adjective
insane, nutty, lunatic, daft, kooky, mad, deranged, psycho, batty, loopy, nuts, bonkers informal UK, goofy informal US CA, crackers, fruity, screwy, foolish, haywire, bats informal, bananas, loco, balmy, cracked, buggy, daffy, psychotic, zany, idiotic, cuckoo, ga-ga, distraught, barmy dated, wacky slang informal
Noun
Definitions
- adj. 1
Insane.
They dismissed his loony ideas.
- n. 1
An insane or very foolish person.
Related words
- Word family
- loonytarian
- Other spellings
- loonie loony
Forms
- Plural
- looneys → kooks, crazies, crackpots, nutters…
Example sentences
- insane The like-to-dislike ratio on this video is insane.
- daft Only you could come up with such a daft idea.
- lunatic Gunter was yelling at the cops like a lunatic to help him.
- nutty Chickpeas add a nutty flavor to dishes.
- psycho Ziri studied Rima's social media like a psycho.
- deranged A seriously deranged person lived in that forest.
By length
- 3 letters
- mad1, nut1
- 4 letters
- nuts1, bats1, dots1, daft1, loco2, zany2, kook1
- 5 letters
- crazy2, goofy2, buggy2, wacky2, nutty2, batty2, loopy2, balmy2, daffy2, kooky2, barmy
- 6 letters
- insane2, psycho2, fruity2, weirdo2, cuckoo2, nutter2, screwy2, nutbar
- 7 letters
- cracked1, foolish2, bananas3, lunatic3, idiotic4, bonkers2, haywire2
- 8 letters
- crackers2, deranged2, crackpot2
- 9 letters
- psychotic3, screwball2
- 10 letters
- distraught2
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (loco2 = 2 syllables).