daft

[daft, dahft] / dæft, dɑft /

ADJECTIVE

stupid; crazy

Synonyms

WEAK

absurd asinine bonkers cracked crackers daffy demented deranged dopey flaky foolish fried giddy half-baked idiotic in the ozone inane insane lunatic mad mental nuts nutty off the wall out of one's gourd ridiculous screwy silly simple touched unbalanced unhinged unsound wacky whacko witless

Antonyms

WEAK

brainy bright intelligent smart understanding

Example Sentences

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Turner saw yellow for a daft offence at the side of a ruck.

From BBC

Politics in the 2020s change fast, and it is daft to try to predict what could happen next.

From BBC

“Busy? Are you that daft, Lizzie? I wanted to walk with you.”

From Literature

Flamboyance is called for – someone not only larger than life but also "silly" and "daft", they agreed.

From BBC

“I know exactly who needs to hear this, and that would be anyone who is daft enough to think that parents are not caused trauma by their kids.”

From The Wall Street Journal

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