Synonyms for zany
- noun
- adjective
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
goofball informal, clown, buffoon, jack-ass, jester, goof, idiot, fool, moron, natural, harlequin, punch, cuckoo, goose, jack-pudding, fathead, punchinello, scaramouch, joker, simpleton informal, imbecile, dunce
Adjective
1. Wacky
goofy informal US CA, funny, crazy, silly, nutty, mad, foolish, kooky, daft, fruity, crackers, wacky slang informal, wigged-out slang, barmy dated
2. Clownish
Definitions
- adj. 1
Unusual and awkward in a funny, comical manner; outlandish; clownish.
- adj. 2
Ludicrously or incongruously comical.
Related words
- Word family
- zaniness
Forms
- Plural
- zanies → goofballs, clowns, buffoons, jack-asses…
Example sentences
- clown Don't tell your father you want to become a clown.
- goof It's too easy for me to goof off when I'm at my computer.
- jester The prince and the jester had a lot in common.
- buffoon Tom is what my father would call a buffoon.
By length
- 3 letters
- mad1
- 4 letters
- fool1, daft1, goof1
- 5 letters
- crazy2, funny2, idiot3, silly2, punch1, clown1, moron2, goose1, joker2, goofy2, wacky2, nutty2, kooky2, dunce
- 6 letters
- fruity2, cuckoo2, jester2, looney2
- 7 letters
- natural3, foolish2, buffoon2, fathead
- 8 letters
- crackers2, imbecile3, goofball, clownish
- 9 letters
- hilarious4, harlequin3, simpleton, clownlike
- 10 letters
- buffoonish, scaramouch3
- 11 letters
- punchinello
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (crazy2 = 2 syllables).