crazy

[krey-zee] / ˈkreɪ zi /

ADJECTIVE

mentally strange

Synonyms

STRONGEST

insane kooky mad nuts nutty silly wacky

STRONG

ape berserk cuckoo lunatic potty psycho screwball

WEAK

barmy bats in the belfry batty bonkers cracked crazed daft delirious demented deranged dingy dippy erratic flaky flipped flipped-out freaked-out fruity idiotic mad as a March hare mad as a hatter maniacal mental moonstruck nutty as fruitcake of unsound mind out of one's mind out of one's tree out to lunch round the bend screw loose screwy touched unbalanced unglued unhinged unzipped

Antonyms

STRONGEST

balanced calm collected rational reasonable sane sound

WEAK

realistic responsible sensible

ADJECTIVE

unrealistic, fantastic

Synonyms

STRONGEST

absurd bizarre foolish goofy insane irresponsible ludicrous odd outrageous preposterous ridiculous silly strange weird

STRONG

eccentric loony wild

WEAK

balmy beyond all reason cockeyed derisory fatuous foolhardy half-baked harebrained idiotic ill-conceived impracticable imprudent inane inappropriate nonsensical out of all reason peculiar puerile quixotic senseless short-sighted unworkable

Antonyms

STRONGEST

logical normal rational reasonable sensible usual

WEAK

balanced believeable realistic responsible sane

ADJECTIVE

infatuated, in love

Synonyms

STRONGEST

hysterical mad passionate

STRONG

eager keen wild

WEAK

ardent beside oneself devoted enamored fanatical smitten zealous

Antonyms

STRONGEST

unenthusiastic

Example Sentences

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What if the crazy paranoid fringe was in fact the vanguard?”

From Salon • May 26, 2026

“First of all, he’s up at all hours of the night, posting all of these lies and crazy stuff,” Gartner told the Daily Beast.

From Salon • May 26, 2026

But even if it isn’t crazy, that isn’t to say things will stay this way forever.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

You’ll find me relaxing at home after a crazy run of travel this spring.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

I had no idea how to fit such a thing into this crazy day, but if I was going to act, now was the time!

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

crazy

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